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Body

nail (finger, toe)

Source:*nogъtьProto-Slaviccertain

English

nail (finger, toe)

Polish

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

In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    но́готьnogotʹ
    ˈnoɡətʲinherited
  • Ukrainian
    ні́готьnihotʹ
    ˈnʲiɦɔtʲinherited
  • Polish
    paznokieć
    pazˈnɔkʲɛtɕinherited

    The old word with an extra prefix paz-.

  • Czech
    nehet
    ˈnɛɦɛtinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    nokatнокат
    ˈnokatinherited
  • English
    nail (finger, toe)

    Distant English relative — Nail and *nogъtь share an Indo-European root.

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