False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a true friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
• does not have all its Serbian meanings in Upper Sorbian.
• has additional meanings in Czech, Polish and Russian.

• The Serbian meaning ‘peace’ is shared by Belarusian мір, Bosnian mir, Bulgarian мир, Croatian mir, Czech mír, Kashubian mir, Polish mir, Russian мир, Slovak mier, Slovenian mir, Lower Sorbian měr, Upper Sorbian měr and Ukrainian мир.
• The Serbian meaning ‘quiet, stillness’ is shared by Belarusian мір, Bosnian mir, Bulgarian мир, Croatian mir, Czech mír, Kashubian mir, Polish mir, Russian мир, Slovak mier, Slovenian mir, Lower Sorbian měr and Ukrainian мир.
• The meaning ‘world’ (not present in Serbian ‘мир’, translated as ‘свет’) is attested in Russian мир.
• The meaning ‘authority, prestige’ (not present in Serbian ‘мир’, translated as ‘углед, поштовање’) is attested in Polish mir.
• The meaning ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’ (not present in Serbian ‘мир’, translated as ‘сеоска општина’) is attested in Czech mír and Russian мир.

NB: No information yet for Macedonian.