Food & drink
kvass
Source:*kvasъProto-Slavic · “leaven, something sour”certain
One word for 'sour, fermented': a bread drink in the East, acid in Polish, leaven in Czech and BCS.
English
kvass
Polish
kwas
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BCS script
- Russianквасkvaskvasinherited
- Ukrainianквасkvaskʋasinherited
- Polishkwaskvasinherited
In Polish kwas means 'acid'; the drink is kwas chlebowy.
- Czechkvaskvasinherited
Also 'leaven, ferment'.
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbiankvasквасkvasinherited
Means 'leaven, yeast'.
- Englishkvass