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Mind & speech

mind, intellect

Source:*umъProto-Slaviccertain

Ukrainian ро́зум and Czech rozum are *umъ with the prefix *orz-, which became роз-/roz- in the north and raz- in BCS razum.

English

mind, intellect

Polish

umysł
ˈumɨsw
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In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    умum
    uminherited
  • Ukrainian
    ро́зумrozum
    ˈrɔzumdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *orzumъ 'understanding' (*orz- + *umъ)
  • Polish
    umysł
    ˈumɨswdifferent word · Polish, from u- + myśl 'thought'
  • Czech
    rozum
    ˈrozumdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *orzumъ 'understanding' (*orz- + *umъ)
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    umум
    uminherited
  • English
    mind, intellect

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