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Body

hand, arm

Source:*rǫkaProto-Slaviccertain

One word covers both hand and arm in all five; Polish alone still shows the nasal *ǫ (ręka).

English

hand, arm

Polish

ręka
ˈrɛŋka
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In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    рука́ruka
    rʊˈkainherited
  • Ukrainian
    рука́ruka
    ruˈkainherited
  • Polish
    ręka
    ˈrɛŋkainherited
  • Czech
    ruka
    ˈrukainherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    rukaрука
    ˈrukainherited
  • English
    hand, arm

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