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snow

Source:*sněgъProto-Slaviccertain

One jat, five outcomes: е, і, ie, í and ije/e.

English

snow

Polish

śnieg
ɕɲɛk
Cognate· distant (Indo-European)Same source — the sound laws connect them.

In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    снегsneg
    snʲekinherited
  • Ukrainian
    снігsnih
    snʲiɦinherited
  • Polish
    śnieg
    ɕɲɛkinherited
  • Czech
    sníh
    sɲiːxinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    snijeg / snegснијег / снег
    ˈsnijeɡinherited
  • English
    snow

    Distant English relative — English snow and *sněgъ share an Indo-European root.

Sound laws at work