Where does “медвјед” come from?

медвјед (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.

медвјед (Serbo-Croatian): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “медвјед”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
2Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →Every word from Proto-Slavic medvědь →
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