Where does “meď” come from?

meď (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic mȅdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic médu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

meď (Slovak): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “meď”, step by step

meď traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic mȅdъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmȅdъhoney
2Proto-Balto-Slavicméduhoney
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Proto-Slavic mědь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmědьcopper

via Proto-Uralic mete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicmetehoney

Words derived from “meď”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic médu →Every word from Proto-Slavic mȅdъ →