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hair (on the head)

Source:*volsъProto-Slavic · “a hair”certain

English

hair (on the head)

Polish

włosy
ˈvwɔsɨ
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BCS script
  • Russian
    во́лосыvolosy
    ˈvoləsɨinherited

    Plural; во́лос is a single hair.

  • Ukrainian
    воло́ссяvolossja
    ʋɔˈlɔsʲːainherited

    A collective noun; волоси́на is a single hair.

  • Polish
    włosy
    ˈvwɔsɨinherited
  • Czech
    vlasy
    ˈvlasɪinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    kosaкоса
    ˈkosadifferent word · Proto-Slavic *kosa 'braid'

    BCS vlas means a single hair; Russian коса́ and Polish kosa mean 'braid' or 'scythe'.

  • English
    hair (on the head)

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