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Source:*vidětiProto-Slaviccertain

English

to see

Polish

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

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BCS script
  • Russian
    ви́детьvidetʹ
    ˈvʲidʲɪtʲinherited
  • Ukrainian
    ба́читиbačyty
    ˈbatʃɪtɪdifferent word · Slavic *bačiti 'to heed'; cf. Polish baczyć 'to pay attention'

    The cognate ба́чити is the everyday verb; ви́діти exists but is less common.

  • Polish
    widzieć
    ˈvʲidʑɛtɕinherited
  • Czech
    vidět
    ˈvɪɟɛtinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    vidjeti / videtiвидјети / видети
    ˈvidjetiinherited
  • English
    to see

    Distant English relative: wit — Wit, wise and *viděti share the Indo-European root *weyd- 'see, know' (Latin videre).

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