False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Polish.
• does not have all its Slovak meanings in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, Russian, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
• has additional meanings in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian.

• The Slovak meaning ‘quickly, soon’ is shared by Belarusian скоро, Bosnian skoro, Bulgarian скоро, Croatian skoro, Macedonian скоро, Russian скоро, Serbian скоро and Ukrainian скоро.
• The Slovak meaning ‘almost’ is shared by Bosnian skoro, Croatian skoro, Czech skoro, Macedonian скоро, Serbian скоро and Slovenian skoro.
• The meaning ‘since, if’ (not present in Slovak ‘skoro’) is attested in Polish skoro.
• The meaning ‘recently’ (not present in Slovak ‘skoro’) is attested in Bosnian skoro, Bulgarian скоро, Croatian skoro, Macedonian скоро and Serbian скоро.

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