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soup

Source:soupeFrench · “soup, sop (itself of Germanic origin)”probable

English

soup

Polish

zupa
ˈzupa
CognateSame source — the sound laws connect them.

In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    супsup
    supborrowed · French soupe, perhaps via Dutch or German

    Fish soup has its own word, уха́.

  • Ukrainian
    супsup
    supborrowed · French soupe, via Russian

    The older native ю́шка, from *jucha 'broth', means broth or fish soup.

  • Polish
    zupa
    ˈzupaborrowed · German Suppe
  • Czech
    polévka
    ˈpolɛːfkadifferent word · Czech polévat 'to pour over'
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    supaсупа
    ˈsupaborrowed · German Suppe or French soupe

    Thick soups and stews are čorba, from Turkish.

    Standard-specific words: juha (Croatian) — From Proto-Slavic *jucha 'broth', the cognate of Ukrainian юшка.

  • English
    soup

    English shares this source