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elbow

Source:*olkъtьProto-Slaviccertain

Word-initial *ol- flipped to lo- in the north and la- in the south (лакат).

English

elbow

Polish

łokieć
ˈwɔkʲɛtɕ
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In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    ло́котьlokotʹ
    ˈlokətʲinherited
  • Ukrainian
    лі́котьlikotʹ
    ˈlʲikɔtʲinherited
  • Polish
    łokieć
    ˈwɔkʲɛtɕinherited
  • Czech
    loket
    ˈlokɛtinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    lakatлакат
    ˈlakatinherited
  • English
    elbow

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