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Source:*porzdьnъProto-Slaviccertain

English

empty

Polish

pusty
ˈpustɨ
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  • Russian
    пусто́йpustoj
    puˈstojdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *pustъ 'empty, deserted'

    The cognate поро́жний survives in colloquial use; Church Slavonic пра́здный means 'idle'.

  • Ukrainian
    поро́жнійporožnij
    pɔˈrɔʒnʲijinherited

    Пусти́й, the cognate of Russian пустой, is also common.

  • Polish
    pusty
    ˈpustɨdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *pustъ 'empty, deserted'

    Polish próżny, the cognate of prázdný, means 'vain, idle'.

  • Czech
    prázdný
    ˈpraːzdniːinherited

    Czech pustý means 'desolate'.

  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    prazanпразан
    ˈprazaninherited

    BCS pust means 'deserted'.

  • English
    empty

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