Town & work

train

Source:*vozъProto-Slavic · “cart, conveyance”certain

Each language named the train afresh in the 19th century: a 'convoy', a 'pull', a 'drag' or a 'cart'.

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English

train

Polish

pociąg

ˈpɔtɕɔŋk

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Russian
по́ездpoezd
ˈpojɪstdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *jězditi 'to ride' (po- + jězd-, 'a convoy, procession')
Ukrainian
по́їздpojizd
ˈpɔjizddifferent word · Proto-Slavic *jězditi 'to ride' (po- + jězd-, 'a convoy, procession')
Polish
pociąg
ˈpɔtɕɔŋkdifferent word · Polish ciągnąć 'to pull'
Czech
vlak
vlakdifferent word · Czech vléci 'to drag'
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
vozвоз
vozinherited
The old word for 'cart', like Russian воз, Polish wóz and Czech vůz.
Standard-specific words: vlak (Croatian) — The same formation as Czech vlak, from vući 'to drag'.
English
train