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good

Source:*dobrъProto-Slaviccertain

Four languages say dobr- for 'good'; Russian alone uses хороший and keeps добрый for 'kind-hearted'.

English

good

Polish

dobry
ˈdɔbrɨ
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In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    хоро́шийxorošij
    xɐˈroʂɨjdifferent word · East Slavic, of unclear origin

    Russian до́брый is the cognate of the others, but it means 'kind'.

  • Ukrainian
    до́брийdobryj
    ˈdɔbrɪjinherited
  • Polish
    dobry
    ˈdɔbrɨinherited
  • Czech
    dobrý
    ˈdobriːinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    dobarдобар
    ˈdobarinherited
  • English
    good