Words · Russian
Russian: Z
живой
zhivoy
alive, living; lively Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English quick
The old g-and-w sound stayed g in Lithuanian and became zh in Russian. In English it became kw (quick), and Latin lost the g. Quick once meant alive.
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зерно
zerno
grain, seed Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English corn
g became k. Latin grānum gave English grain, borrowed through French.
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знать
znat'
know Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English know
The old g became k, and the k of know was said aloud for centuries. Greek kept the g (γιγνώσκω); Latin lost it (nōscere, once gnōscere).
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золото
zoloto
gold Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English gold
The old gh became g in the Germanic words and z in Russian, so gold and zoloto are the same word.
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