False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian.
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bosnian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Slovenian or Serbian.

• The Polish meaning ‘European roller bird, coracias garrulus’ is unique.
• The meaning ‘paint’ (not present in Polish ‘kraska’, translated as ‘farba’) is attested in Belarusian краска, Bulgarian краска and Russian краска.
• The meaning ‘dyeing’ (not present in Polish ‘kraska’, translated as ‘farbowanie’) is attested in Russian краска.
• The meaning ‘colour’ (not present in Polish ‘kraska’, translated as ‘barwa’) is attested in Bulgarian краска and Russian краска.
• The meaning ‘blush’ (not present in Polish ‘kraska’, translated as ‘rumieniec’) is attested in Russian краска and Ukrainian краска.
• The meaning ‘lipstick, rouge, make-up’ (not present in Polish ‘kraska’, translated as ‘szminka’) is attested in Russian краска.
• The meaning ‘beauty’ (not present in Polish ‘kraska’) is attested in Czech kráska and Slovak kráska.

NB: No information yet for Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.