Where does “medo” come from?

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

medo (Serbo-Croatian): bear; teddy bear

Definitions

  1. bear; teddy bear

Ancestry of “medo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmèdvjedbear mammal
2Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
3Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →Every word from Proto-Slavic medvědь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian mèdvjed →