Town & work
post, mail
Source:postaItalian · “relay station”probable
The Italian source is certain; the routes, and Polish -cz-, are less clear.
English
post, mail
Polish
poczta
ˈpɔtʂtaCognateSame source — the sound laws connect them.
In all five languages
BCS script
- Russianпо́чтаpočtaˈpotɕtəborrowed · Italian posta, via Polish poczta
- Ukrainianпо́штаpoštaˈpɔʃtaborrowed · Italian posta, via Polish poczta
- Polishpocztaˈpɔtʂtaborrowed · Italian posta
- Czechpoštaˈpoʃtaborrowed · Italian posta, via German Post
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbianpoštaпоштаˈpoʃtaborrowed · Italian posta
- Englishpost, mail
English shares this source: post