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Funnily, Old Slavic for bear is бер, cognate to bear. However, this word became taboo too.

• hprotagonist 9y ago
  better be extra-super careful! :)
• pandaman 9y ago
  Is it? I thought it is not known. Some people believe it's "behr" because of "behrlohga" - "bear den" but there is more plausible etymology for that being derived from actual Old Slavic "trash"/"dirt" than "behr + lohg".
  • thriftwy 9y ago
    But then it is derived from "brown" (dirt, garbage) in the same way as in English.
    • pandaman 9y ago
      I doubt it has a close connection to "brown". "Behr-" in Slavic languages, when stands for any color at all, is, usually, for "white".