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bee

Source:*bьčelaProto-Slaviccertain

When the first yer fell, b met č and the cluster went its own way in each language: пч, бдж, pszcz, vč, pč.

English

bee

Polish

pszczoła
ˈpʂtʂɔwa
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In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    пчела́pčela
    ptɕɪˈlainherited
  • Ukrainian
    бджола́bdžola
    bdʒɔˈlainherited
  • Polish
    pszczoła
    ˈpʂtʂɔwainherited
  • Czech
    včela
    ˈftʃɛlainherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    pčelaпчела
    ˈptʃelainherited
  • English
    bee

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