False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
• is a true friend in Slovak.
• has additional meanings in Polish.

• The Kashubian meaning ‘blissful’ is shared by Polish błogi and Slovak blahý.
• The meaning ‘good’ (not present in Kashubian ‘błodżi’) is attested in Polish błogi and Russian благой.
• The meaning ‘bad’ (not present in Kashubian ‘błodżi’) is attested in Belarusian благі and Ukrainian благий.
• The meaning ‘weak’ (not present in Kashubian ‘błodżi’) is attested in Ukrainian благий.
• The meaning ‘mild’ (not present in Kashubian ‘błodżi’) is attested in Bosnian blag, Bulgarian благ, Croatian blag, Serbian благ and Slovenian blag.
• The meaning ‘kind’ (not present in Kashubian ‘błodżi’) is attested in Bulgarian благ.

NB: No information yet for Czech, Macedonian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.