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to eat

Source:*jěstiProto-Slaviccertain

English

to eat

Polish

jeść
jɛɕtɕ
Cognate· distant (Indo-European)Same source — the sound laws connect them.

In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    естьestʹ
    jesʲtʲinherited

    Spelled like есть 'there is'; the polite ку́шать is also heard.

  • Ukrainian
    ї́стиjisty
    ˈjistɪinherited
  • Polish
    jeść
    jɛɕtɕinherited
  • Czech
    jíst
    jiːstinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    jestiјести
    ˈjestiinherited
  • English
    to eat

    Distant English relative: eat — Eat and *jěsti share the Indo-European root *h₁ed-.

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