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beard

Source:*bordaProto-Slaviccertain

English

beard

Polish

broda
ˈbrɔda
Cognate· distant (Indo-European)Same source — the sound laws connect them.

In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    борода́boroda
    bərɐˈdainherited
  • Ukrainian
    борода́boroda
    bɔrɔˈdainherited
  • Polish
    broda
    ˈbrɔdainherited

    Also means 'chin'.

  • Czech
    vousy
    ˈvou̯sɪdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ 'moustache'

    Czech brada, the cognate of борода, means 'chin'.

  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    bradaбрада
    ˈbradainherited

    Also means 'chin'.

  • English
    beard

    Distant English relative — Beard and *borda share an Indo-European root.

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