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 Kashubian.
• has additional meanings in Polish.

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

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