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Source:*sъdorvъProto-Slavic · “healthy”certain

BCS zdravo wishes you health with *sъdorvъ; Russian says the same formally in Church Slavonic shape (здравствуйте), not native здоро́в-.

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cześć

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Russian
приве́тprivet
prʲɪˈvʲetdifferent word · при- + Old East Slavic вѣтъ 'word' (as in отве́т 'answer')
Formal здра́вствуйте is Church Slavonic for 'be healthy'.
Ukrainian
приві́тpryvit
prɪˈʋʲitdifferent word · при- + Old East Slavic вѣтъ 'word' (as in отве́т 'answer')
Formal: добри́й день.
Polish
cześć
tʂɛɕtɕdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *čьstь 'honour'
Formal: dzień dobry.
Czech
ahoj
ˈaɦojdifferent word · English ahoy, via sailors' and scouts' slang
Formal: dobrý den.
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
zdravoздраво
ˈzdravoinherited
Standard-specific words: bok (Croatian) — Informal; from an old greeting with Bog 'God'.
English
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