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pig

Source:*svinьjaProto-Slaviccertain

English

pig

Polish

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

In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    свинья́svinʹja
    svʲɪˈnʲjainherited
  • Ukrainian
    свиня́svynja
    sʋɪˈnʲainherited
  • Polish
    świnia
    ˈɕfiɲainherited
  • Czech
    prase
    ˈprasɛdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *porsę 'piglet'

    Czech svině is a sow, and a strong insult; prase is the pleophony partner of Russian поросёнок.

  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    svinjaсвиња
    ˈsviɲainherited
  • English
    pig

    Distant English relative: swine — English swine and *svinьja share an Indo-European root.