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blood

Source:*krъvьProto-Slaviccertain

The yer ъ became o in East Slavic and e in Polish and Czech; BCS lost it and r became the vowel (krv).

English

blood

Polish

krew
krɛf
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In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    кровьkrovʹ
    krofʲinherited
  • Ukrainian
    кровkrov
    krɔwinherited
  • Polish
    krew
    krɛfinherited
  • Czech
    krev
    krɛfinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    krvкрв
    kr̩vinherited
  • English
    blood

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