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husband
Source:*mǫžьProto-Slavic · “man”certain
English
husband
Polish
mąż
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BCS script
- Russianмужmužmuʂinherited
- Ukrainianчолові́кčoloviktʃɔlɔˈʋʲik
Means both 'man' and 'husband'; Ukrainian муж is bookish.
- Polishmążmɔ̃ʂinherited
- Czechmužmuʃinherited
Means both 'man' and 'husband'; manžel is the formal 'husband'.
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbianmužмужmuʒinherited
- Englishhusband