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shore, bank

Source:*bergъProto-Slaviccertain

From an older sense 'high ground, hill', which BCS kept.

English

shore, bank

Polish

brzeg
bʐɛk
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BCS script
  • Russian
    бе́регbereg
    ˈbʲerʲɪkinherited
  • Ukrainian
    бе́регbereh
    ˈbɛrɛɦinherited
  • Polish
    brzeg
    bʐɛkinherited
  • Czech
    břeh
    br̝ɛxinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    obalaобала
    ˈobaladifferent word · South Slavic, of uncertain origin

    The cognate brijeg (ekavian breg) means 'hill'.

  • English
    shore, bank

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