False Friends in Slavic Languages

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

• The Kashubian meaning ‘rye’ is shared by Belarusian жыта, Czech žito, Polish żyto, Slovak žito and Ukrainian жито.
• The meaning ‘grain, cereals, corn Br.’ (not present in Kashubian ‘żëto’) is attested in Bosnian žito, Croatian žito, Russian жито, Serbian жито and Slovenian žito.
• The meaning ‘wheat’ (not present in Kashubian ‘żëto’) is attested in Bulgarian жито, Serbian жито and Slovak žito.

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