Where does “медвежонок” come from?

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

медвежонок (Russian): bear cub; young bear

Definitions

  1. bear cub; young bear

Ancestry of “медвежонок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмедве́дьbear
2Old East Slavicмедвѣдьbear
3Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
4Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →Every word from Proto-Slavic medvědь →Every word from Old East Slavic медвѣдь →