eş: мишка, топтыгин, косолапый, красный зверь, увалень, шортист
köken: Inherited from Old East Slavic медвѣдь (medvědĭ), from Proto-Slavic *medvědь. Literally, “one that eats mead/honey”. Compare Russian медое́д (medojéd), composed of the same roots. Also compare Sanskrit मध्वद् (madhvad, “honey- or mead-eating”). Compare typologically Bulgarian лакомец (lakomec, “wolverine”), Macedonian лакомец (lakomec, “glutton, wolverine”).