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swamp, marsh

Source:*boltoProto-Slaviccertain

A trap: West and South Slavic błoto, bláto, blato are the pleophony partners of болото, but they mean 'mud'.

English

swamp, marsh

Polish

bagno
ˈbaɡnɔ
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  • Russian
    боло́тоboloto
    bɐˈlotəinherited
  • Ukrainian
    боло́тоboloto
    bɔˈlɔtɔinherited
  • Polish
    bagno
    ˈbaɡnɔdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *bagno 'marsh'

    Polish błoto, the cognate of болото, means 'mud'.

  • Czech
    bažina
    ˈbaʒɪnadifferent word · Proto-Slavic *bagno 'marsh'

    Czech bláto, the cognate of болото, means 'mud'.

  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    močvaraмочвара
    ˈmotʃvaradifferent word · BCS, from močiti 'to wet'

    BCS blato, the cognate of болото, means 'mud'.

  • English
    swamp, marsh

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