Little words
but
Source:*aProto-Slavic · “and, but”probable
Ale and ali are usually explained as *a plus a small particle (le, li); the details are not certain.
English
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Polish
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BCS script
- Russianноnono
Russian а covers 'whereas, and'.
- Ukrainianале́aleaˈlɛinherited
- Polishaleˈalɛinherited
- Czechaleˈalɛinherited
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbianaliалиˈaliinherited
- Englishbut