Body
hair (on the head)
Source:*volsъProto-Slavic · “a hair”certain
English
hair (on the head)
Polish
włosy
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In all five languages
BCS script
- Russianво́лосыvolosyˈvoləsɨinherited
Plural; во́лос is a single hair.
- Ukrainianволо́ссяvolossjaʋɔˈlɔsʲːainherited
A collective noun; волоси́на is a single hair.
- Polishwłosyˈvwɔsɨinherited
- Czechvlasyˈvlasɪinherited
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbiankosaкосаˈkosa
BCS vlas means a single hair; Russian коса́ and Polish kosa mean 'braid' or 'scythe'.
- Englishhair (on the head)