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Source:*rǫkavicaProto-Slavic · “glove; from *rǫkavъ 'sleeve', *rǫka 'hand'”certain

A glove is a 'little sleeve' everywhere but Russian, which named it after the fingers.

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English

glove

Polish

rękawiczka

rɛŋkaˈvitʂka

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Russian
перча́ткаperčatka
pʲɪrˈtɕatkədifferent word · Proto-Slavic *pьrstъ 'finger' (Russian перст)
Russian рукави́ца is a mitten.
Ukrainian
рукави́чкаrukavyčka
rukaˈʋɪtʃkainherited
Polish
rękawiczka
rɛŋkaˈvitʂkainherited
Czech
rukavice
ˈrukavɪtsɛinherited
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
rukavicaрукавица
ruˈkavitsainherited
English
glove