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Body

throat

Source:*gъrdloProto-Slaviccertain

Proto-Slavic had two variants, *gъrdlo (Polish, Czech) and *gъrlo (East Slavic, BCS).

English

throat

Polish

gardło
ˈɡardwɔ
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In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    го́рлоgorlo
    ˈɡorləinherited
  • Ukrainian
    го́рлоhorlo
    ˈɦɔrlɔinherited
  • Polish
    gardło
    ˈɡardwɔinherited
  • Czech
    hrdlo
    ˈɦr̩dloinherited

    In everyday Czech a sore throat is in the krk ('neck').

  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    grloгрло
    ˈɡr̩loinherited
  • English
    throat

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