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towel

Source:*rǫčьnikъProto-Slavic · “towel; from *rǫka 'hand'”probable

A towel is the 'hand thing': Polish keeps the nasal of *rǫka (ręcznik).

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towel

Polish

ręcznik

ˈrɛntʂɲik

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Russian
полоте́нцеpolotence
pəlɐˈtʲentsədifferent word · Proto-Slavic *poltьno 'linen cloth' (Russian полотно́)
Ukrainian
рушни́кrušnyk
ruʃˈnɪkinherited
With ч dissimilated to ш; also the embroidered ritual towel.
Polish
ręcznik
ˈrɛntʂɲikinherited
Czech
ručník
ˈrutʃɲiːkinherited
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
peškirпешкир
ˈpeʃkirdifferent word · Turkish peşkir (from Persian)
Standard-specific words: ručnik (Croatian) — The inherited 'hand thing', like ręcznik.
English
towel