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or

Source:*iliProto-Slavic · “or (*i + *li)”probable

Russian and BCS share или/ili; Ukrainian, Polish and Czech build 'or' with bo, though the exact make-up of або and albo is debated.

English

or

Polish

albo
ˈalbɔ
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BCS script
  • Russian
    и́лиili
    ˈilʲiinherited
  • Ukrainian
    або́abo
    aˈbɔdifferent word · particles а + бо 'for' (cf. Polish albo)
  • Polish
    albo
    ˈalbɔdifferent word · Old Polish, built from small particles ending in bo 'for'

    Lub is the formal alternative.

  • Czech
    nebo
    ˈnɛbodifferent word · particles ne + bo 'for'
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    iliили
    ˈiliinherited
  • English
    or