False Friends in Slavic Languages
Upper Sorbian ‘měr’
The database knows following meanings of the Upper Sorbian word ‘měr’:
- peace
Semasiological map for ‘*mirъ’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Upper Sorbian ‘měr’:
- The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘peace’ is shared by Belarusian мір, Bosnian mir, Bulgarian мир, Croatian mir, Czech mír, Kashubian mir, Polish mir, Russian мир, Serbian мир, Slovak mier, Slovenian mir, Lower Sorbian měr and Ukrainian мир.
- The meaning ‘quiet, stillness’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘měr’) is attested in Belarusian мір, Bosnian mir, Bulgarian мир, Croatian mir, Czech mír, Kashubian mir, Polish mir, Russian мир, Serbian мир, Slovak mier, Slovenian mir, Lower Sorbian měr and Ukrainian мир.
- The meaning ‘world’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘měr’) is attested in Russian мир.
- The meaning ‘authority, prestige’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘měr’) is attested in Polish mir.
- The meaning ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘měr’) is attested in Czech mír and Russian мир.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
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Semasiological Map for *mirъ
                               
*mirъ
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Meanings:  ‘peace’
 ‘quiet, stillness’
 ‘world’
 ‘authority, prestige’
 ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’
 no such word
no information yet
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| Meanings | peace | quiet, stillness | world | authority, prestige | hist. municipality, parish, commune |