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today

Source:*dьnьsьProto-Slavic · “this day”certain

The same two pieces, 'day' + 'this', in opposite orders: West and South Slavic say 'day-this' (dziś, dnes, danas), East Slavic 'of-this day'.

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today

Polish

dzisiaj

ˈdʑiɕaj

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Russian
сего́дняsegodnja
sʲɪˈvodʲnʲədifferent word · Old East Slavic сего дьне 'of this day' (*sь 'this' + *dьnь 'day')
The г is read [v], as in the ending -ого.
Ukrainian
сього́дніsʹohodni
sʲɔˈɦɔdnʲidifferent word · Old East Slavic сего дьне 'of this day' (*sь 'this' + *dьnь 'day')
Polish
dzisiaj
ˈdʑiɕajinherited
The short form dziś is just as common.
Czech
dnes
dnɛsinherited
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
danasданас
ˈdanasinherited
English
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