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Source:*kъdeProto-Slaviccertain
The yer fell and the k voiced to g before d: где, gdzie, gdje; Czech still spells kde.
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gdzie
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- Russianгдеgdeɡdʲeinherited
- Ukrainianдеdedɛinherited
- Polishgdzieɡdʑɛinherited
- Czechkdeɡdɛinherited
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbiangdje / gdeгдје / гдеɡdjeinherited
From the variant *kъdě, hence the jat; di is common in speech.
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