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prince

Source:*kъnędzьProto-Slavic · “from Germanic *kuningaz 'king'”certain

English

prince

Polish

książę
ˈkɕɔ̃ʐɛ
CognateSame source — the sound laws connect them.

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BCS script
  • Russian
    князьknjazʹ
    knʲasʲinherited
  • Ukrainian
    князьknjazʹ
    knʲazʲinherited
  • Polish
    książę
    ˈkɕɔ̃ʐɛinherited

    Polish ksiądz, from the same word, means 'priest'.

  • Czech
    kníže
    ˈkɲiːʒɛinherited

    Czech kněz, from the same word, means 'priest'.

  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    knezкнез
    knezinherited
  • English
    prince

    English shares this source: king — An early Slavic loan from the Germanic word that became English king.

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