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rich

Source:*bogatъProto-Slaviccertain

Built on *bogъ in its old sense 'share, fortune' (before it meant 'god').

English

rich

Polish

bogaty
bɔˈɡatɨ
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In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    бога́тыйbogatyj
    bɐˈɡatɨjinherited
  • Ukrainian
    бага́тийbahatyj
    baˈɦatɪjinherited

    The unstressed o became a before a stressed a.

  • Polish
    bogaty
    bɔˈɡatɨinherited
  • Czech
    bohatý
    ˈboɦatiːinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    bogatбогат
    ˈboɡatinherited
  • English
    rich

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