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to wait

Source:*čakatiProto-Slaviccertain

The a of *čakati turned to e after č in Ukrainian, Polish, Czech and BCS alike.

English

to wait

Polish

czekać
ˈtʂɛkatɕ
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In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    ждатьždatʹ
    ʐdatʲdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *žьdati 'to wait'
  • Ukrainian
    чека́тиčekaty
    tʃɛˈkatɪinherited

    Жда́ти also exists.

  • Polish
    czekać
    ˈtʂɛkatɕinherited
  • Czech
    čekat
    ˈtʃɛkatinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    čekatiчекати
    ˈtʃekatiinherited
  • English
    to wait

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