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root

Source:*korenьProto-Slaviccertain

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root

Polish

korzeń

ˈkɔʐɛɲ

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Latin under Cyrillic

Russian
ко́реньkorenʹ
ˈkorʲɪnʲinherited
Ukrainian
ко́ріньkorinʹ
ˈkɔrʲinʲinherited
Polish
korzeń
ˈkɔʐɛɲinherited
Czech
kořen
ˈkor̝ɛninherited
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
korijen / korenкоријен / корен
ˈkorijeninherited
English
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