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Source:*jьglaProto-Slaviccertain

Czech and Ukrainian turned the g into h: jehla, голка [ɦ].

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Polish

igła

ˈiɡwa

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Russian
игла́igla
ɪɡˈlainherited
Everyday speech often uses the diminutive иго́лка.
Ukrainian
го́лкаholka
ˈɦɔlkainherited
From the diminutive *jьgъlъka, with the first syllable lost.
Polish
igła
ˈiɡwainherited
Czech
jehla
ˈjɛɦlainherited
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
iglaигла
ˈiɡlainherited
English
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