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Body

neck

Source:*šijaProto-Slaviccertain

English

neck

Polish

szyja
ˈʂɨja
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BCS script
  • Russian
    ше́яšeja
    ˈʂɛjəinherited
  • Ukrainian
    ши́яšyja
    ˈʃɪjainherited
  • Polish
    szyja
    ˈʂɨjainherited
  • Czech
    krk
    kr̩kdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *kъrkъ 'neck, nape'

    Polish kark 'nape' is its cognate; Czech šíje is the nape.

  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    vratврат
    vratdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *vortъ 'neck, collar'

    BCS šija is the nape; Russian во́рот 'collar' is the cognate of vrat.

  • English
    neck