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Source:*lъžicaProto-Slavic · “spoon (also diminutive *lъžьka)”certain

The weak yer of *lъžica vanished in Czech lžíce; the strong one became o in ложка.

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spoon

Polish

łyżka

ˈwɨʂka

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Russian
ло́жкаložka
ˈloʂkəinherited
Ukrainian
ло́жкаložka
ˈlɔʒkainherited
Polish
łyżka
ˈwɨʂkainherited
Czech
lžíce
ˈlʒiːtsɛinherited
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
kašikaкашика
ˈkaʃikadifferent word · Turkish kaşık
Standard-specific words: žlica (Croatian) — The inherited word, with l and ž swapped.
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