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I think slavic version is "the one who knows where the honey is" or "the one who controls the honey"
by aquadrop 9y ago
I think slavic version is "the one who knows where the honey is" or "the one who controls the honey"
- mormegil 9y agoNope, that is a folk etymology, see https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/medv%C4%9Bd%D1%8C https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic...
- aquadrop 9y agoHm, interesting, always thought it was from parts 'med' and 'ved'. Though Ukrainian's 'vedmed' kinda contradicts suggestion that first part it 'medv'. Maybe it started some long time ago with 'honey eater' and then transitioned...