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this

Source:*tъProto-Slavic · “that, this”probable

Three old demonstratives share the work: *tъ (этот, ten), *sь (цей) and *ovъ (ovaj). The exact build of Ukrainian цей is debated.

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ten

tɛn

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Russian
э́тотètot
ˈɛtətinherited
A particle э- plus тот 'that', itself from *tъ.
Ukrainian
цейcej
tsɛjdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *sь 'this' (cf. archaic Russian сей)
Polish
ten
tɛninherited
Czech
tento
ˈtɛntoinherited
Colloquially tenhle; plain ten is 'the, that'.
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
ovajовај
ˈovajdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *ovъ 'this'
English
this