Where does “medvedica” come from?

medvedica (Slovak) comes from Slovak medveď, from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.

medvedica (Slovak): she-bear

Definitions

  1. she-bear

Ancestry of “medvedica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmedveďbear
2Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
3Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →Every word from Proto-Slavic medvědь →Every word from Slovak medveď →