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Source:caminataMedieval Latin · “room with a fireplace”probable

East Slavic named the room after a heated chamber; Polish and Czech after rest — pokój.

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pokój

ˈpɔkuj

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Russian
ко́мнатаkomnata
ˈkomnətəborrowed · Medieval Latin caminata, probably via Polish or Czech
Ukrainian
кімна́таkimnata
kʲimˈnataborrowed · Medieval Latin caminata, via Polish komnata
Shows Ukrainian і for o in a closed syllable.
Polish
pokój
ˈpɔkujdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *pokojь 'rest, peace'
Pokój also means 'peace'; komnata is a chamber in a castle.
Czech
pokoj
ˈpokojdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *pokojь 'rest, peace'
Also místnost, for any room.
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
sobaсоба
ˈsobadifferent word · Hungarian szoba
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