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leaf

Source:*listъProto-Slaviccertain

The month of falling leaves, listopad, is November in Czech, Polish and Ukrainian (листопад) but October in Croatian.

English

leaf

Polish

liść
liɕtɕ
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In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    листlist
    lʲistinherited

    Also 'sheet' of paper.

  • Ukrainian
    листlyst
    lɪstinherited

    Also 'letter'.

  • Polish
    liść
    liɕtɕinherited

    Polish list means 'letter'.

  • Czech
    list
    lɪstinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    listлист
    listinherited
  • English
    leaf

⚠ Watch out

  • Russian лист “leaf; sheet (of paper)”Ukrainian лист “letter (mail); also sheet”Polish list “letter (mail)”

    Russian 'letter' is письмо́; Ukrainian 'leaf' is листо́к, Polish liść.