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courtyard, yard

Source:*dvorъProto-Slaviccertain

The open space by the house became a yard (двор, dvůr), a manor (dwór) or a royal court (dvor).

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English

courtyard, yard

Polish

podwórze

pɔdˈvuʐɛ

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

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Latin under Cyrillic

Russian
дворdvor
dvorinherited
Ukrainian
двірdvir
dʋʲirinherited
Polish
podwórze
pɔdˈvuʐɛinherited
Polish dwór means a manor house.
Czech
dvůr
dvuːrinherited
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
dvorišteдвориште
ˈdvoriʃteinherited
BCS dvor means a royal court or palace.
English
courtyard, yard
Distant English relative: door — *dvorъ belongs to the same Indo-European family as English door.