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truth

Source:*pravьdaProto-Slavic · “justice, truth (*pravъ 'right, straight')”certain

English

truth

Polish

prawda
ˈpravda
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  • Russian
    пра́вдаpravda
    ˈpravdəinherited
  • Ukrainian
    пра́вдаpravda
    ˈprawdainherited
  • Polish
    prawda
    ˈpravdainherited
  • Czech
    pravda
    ˈpravdainherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    istinaистина
    ˈistinadifferent word · Proto-Slavic *istina 'truth' (*istъ 'real, the same')

    BCS pravda means 'justice'; Russian и́стина 'truth' is the cognate of istina.

  • English
    truth

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