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always

Source:*vьsьProto-Slavic · “all”certain

Four languages say 'at all times' with *vьsь; BCS says 'for the age'.

English

always

Polish

zawsze
ˈzafʂɛ
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BCS script
  • Russian
    всегда́vsegda
    fsʲɪɡˈdainherited
  • Ukrainian
    за́вждиzavždy
    ˈzawʒdɪinherited
  • Polish
    zawsze
    ˈzafʂɛinherited
  • Czech
    vždy
    vʒdɪinherited

    Also vždycky.

  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    uvijek / uvekувијек / увек
    ˈuvijekdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *věkъ 'age, lifetime'

    Literally 'in the age'.

  • English
    always

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