Where does “медве́жий” come from?

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

медве́жий (Russian): bear's

Definitions

  1. bear's

Ancestry of “медве́жий”, step by step

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

Words derived from “медве́жий”

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