Where does “медве́дь” come from?

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

медве́дь (Russian): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “медве́дь”, step by step

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

Words derived from “медве́дь”

Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →Every word from Proto-Slavic medvědь →Every word from Old East Slavic медвѣдь →