People
prince
Source:*kъnędzьProto-Slavic · “from Germanic *kuningaz 'king'”certain
English
prince
Polish
książę
ˈkɕɔ̃ʐɛCognateSame source — the sound laws connect them.
In all five languages
BCS script
- Russianкнязьknjazʹknʲasʲinherited
- Ukrainianкнязьknjazʹknʲazʲinherited
- Polishksiążęˈkɕɔ̃ʐɛinherited
Polish ksiądz, from the same word, means 'priest'.
- Czechknížeˈkɲiːʒɛinherited
Czech kněz, from the same word, means 'priest'.
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbianknezкнезknezinherited
- Englishprince
English shares this source: king — An early Slavic loan from the Germanic word that became English king.