boat

• Russian
  ло́дкаlodka

  ˈlotkəinherited

  A diminutive of old лодья; the bookish ладья shows the other outcome of *ol-.

• Ukrainian
  чо́венčoven

  ˈtʃɔʋɛndifferent word · Proto-Slavic *čьlnъ 'boat'

  Czech člun 'small boat' is its cognate.

• Polish
  łódź

  wutɕinherited
• Czech
  loď

  locinherited

  Czech loď covers 'ship' too; a small boat is loďka or člun.

• Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
  čamacчамац

  ˈtʃamatsdifferent word · Of uncertain origin

  The cognate lađa means 'ship, riverboat' and is old-fashioned.

• English
  boat

Sound laws at work

• *or-, *ol- at the start of a word