False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a true friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Lower Sorbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
• does not have all its Kashubian meanings in Upper Sorbian.
• has additional meanings in Czech, Polish and Russian.

• The Kashubian meaning ‘peace’ is shared by Belarusian мір, Bosnian mir, Bulgarian мир, Croatian mir, Czech mír, Polish mir, Russian мир, Serbian мир, Slovak mier, Slovenian mir, Lower Sorbian měr, Upper Sorbian měr and Ukrainian мир.
• The Kashubian meaning ‘quiet, stillness’ is shared by Belarusian мір, Bosnian mir, Bulgarian мир, Croatian mir, Czech mír, Polish mir, Russian мир, Serbian мир, Slovak mier, Slovenian mir, Lower Sorbian měr and Ukrainian мир.
• The meaning ‘world’ (not present in Kashubian ‘mir’, translated as ‘swiat’) is attested in Russian мир.
• The meaning ‘authority, prestige’ (not present in Kashubian ‘mir’, translated as ‘uwôżanié’) is attested in Polish mir.
• The meaning ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’ (not present in Kashubian ‘mir’, translated as ‘gmina’) is attested in Czech mír and Russian мир.

NB: No information yet for Macedonian.