Time & numbers

year

Source:*godъProto-Slavic · “(fitting) time, period”certain

*godъ became 'year' in Russian, but 'feast' in Polish gody and Czech hody.

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English

year

Polish

rok

rɔk

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Russian
годgod
ɡotinherited
Ukrainian
рікrik
rʲikdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *rokъ 'appointed time, term'
Polish
rok
rɔkdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *rokъ 'appointed time, term'
Czech
rok
rokdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *rokъ 'appointed time, term'
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
godinaгодина
ˈɡodinainherited
The derivative that means 'hour' in Ukrainian, Polish and Czech.
English
year

Russian годи́на “a (fateful) time, hour of trial (bookish)”Ukrainian годи́на “hour”Polish godzina “hour”Czech hodina “hour”Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian godina “year”
BCS 'hour' is sat; 'year' is Ukrainian рік, Polish and Czech rok, Russian год.
Russian рок “fate, doom”Polish rok “year”Czech rok “year”Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian rok “deadline, term, time limit”
Russian 'year' is год; Polish and Czech 'deadline' is termín/termin; BCS 'year' is godina.