Where does “бурый медведь” come from?

бурый медведь (Russian) comes from Russian медве́дь, from Old East Slavic медвѣдь, from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.

бурый медведь (Russian): brown bear (Ursus arctos)

Definitions

  1. brown bear (Ursus arctos)

Ancestry of “бурый медведь”, step by step

бурый медведь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian медве́дь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмедве́дьbear
2Old East Slavicмедвѣдьbear
3Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
4Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—

via Russian бу́рый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбу́рыйbrown
2Proto-Turkicboŕgrey
3Iranianbor—
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →Every word from Proto-Slavic medvědь →Every word from Old East Slavic медвѣдь →