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light (not heavy)

Source:*lьgъkъProto-Slaviccertain

English

light (not heavy)

Polish

lekki
ˈlɛkkʲi
Cognate· distant (Indo-European)Same source — the sound laws connect them.

In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    лёгкийlëgkij
    ˈlʲoxkʲɪjinherited

    The г is pronounced х before к.

  • Ukrainian
    легки́йlehkyj
    lɛxˈkɪjinherited
  • Polish
    lekki
    ˈlɛkkʲiinherited
  • Czech
    lehký
    ˈlɛxkiːinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    laganлаган
    ˈlaɡaninherited

    Built on the same root as the shorter lak.

  • English
    light (not heavy)

    Distant English relative — English light (in weight), Latin levis and *lьgъkъ share an Indo-European root.

Sound laws at work