köken: from ari with diminutive -th, from Proto-Albanian *artsa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos. In clusters of two stops (here: tḱ), the first element (here: t) was regularly lost in Proto-Albanian.
Etimoloji
Etymology tree Old Polish niedźwiedź Polish niedźwiedź Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ Old Polish -ek Polish -ek Polish niedźwiadek From niedźwiedź + -ek.