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goodbye

Source:*vidětiProto-Slavic · “to see”certain

All five say 'until we see each other again'; Polish dz and BCS đ are the regular outcomes of *dj in *vidjenьje.

English

goodbye

Polish

do widzenia
dɔ viˈdzɛɲa
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BCS script
  • Russian
    до свида́нияdo svidanija
    də svʲɪˈdanʲɪjəinherited

    'Until the meeting'; casual пока́.

  • Ukrainian
    до поба́ченняdo pobačennja
    dɔ pɔˈbatʃɛnʲːadifferent word · Ukrainian ба́чити 'to see' (cf. Polish baczyć 'to heed')
  • Polish
    do widzenia
    dɔ viˈdzɛɲainherited
  • Czech
    na shledanou
    ˈna sxlɛdanou̯different word · Czech shledat se 'to meet again', from Proto-Slavic *ględati 'to look'
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    doviđenjaдовиђења
    doˈvidʑeɲainherited
  • English
    goodbye

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