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Source:*otъkrytiProto-Slavic · “uncover”certain
Perfectives. East Slavic 'uncovers', West and South Slavic 'un-shut'.
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otworzyć
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- Russianоткры́тьotkrytʹɐtˈkrɨtʲinherited
Отвори́ть, the cognate of the West and South Slavic words, is used of doors.
- Ukrainianвідкри́тиvidkrytyʋʲidˈkrɪtɪinherited
For doors and windows Ukrainian prefers відчини́ти.
- Polishotworzyćɔˈtfɔʐɨtɕ
- Czechotevřítˈotɛvr̝iːt
The strong yer of *otъ- surfaces as ote-.
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbianotvoritiотворитиotˈvoriti
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