False Friends in Slavic Languages

The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘pamiętnik’:

is a complete false friend in Bulgarian, Czech, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian.
has additional meanings in Kashubian.
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovenian or Serbian.

The Polish meaning ‘diary’ is shared by Kashubian pamiãtnik.
The meaning ‘monument, memorial’ (not present in Polish ‘pamiętnik’, translated as ‘pomnik’) is attested in Bulgarian паметник, Czech památník, Kashubian pamiãtnik, Russian памятник, Slovak pamätník, Ukrainian пам’ятник and Ukrainian пам'ятник.
The meaning ‘heritage site’ (not present in Polish ‘pamiętnik’) is attested in Russian памятник.
The meaning ‘witness’ (not present in Polish ‘pamiętnik’) is attested in Czech pamětník.

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

Polish pamiętnik	Meaning: diary	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Belarusian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Polish pamiętnik	Meaning: diary	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bosnian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Polish pamiętnik	Meaning in Bulgarian: дневник / diary	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bulgarian паметник	Meaning in Polish: pomnik / monument, memorial

Polish pamiętnik	Meaning: diary	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Croatian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Polish pamiętnik	Meaning: diary	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Czech I. pamětník	Meaning: witness
II. památník	Meaning in Polish: pomnik / monument, memorial

Polish pamiętnik	Meaning in Kashubian: dniewnik, wspomnik, pamiãtnik / diary	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Kashubian pamiãtnik	Meaning in Polish: pomnik / monument, memorial pamiętnik / diary

Polish pamiętnik	Meaning: diary	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Macedonian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Polish pamiętnik	Meaning in Russian: дневник / diary	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Russian памятник	Meaning in Polish: pomnik / monument, memorial heritage site

Polish pamiętnik	Meaning: diary	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Serbian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Polish pamiętnik	Meaning in Slovak: denník / diary	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovak pamätník	Meaning in Polish: pomnik / monument, memorial

Polish pamiętnik	Meaning: diary	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovenian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Polish pamiętnik	Meaning in Ukrainian: щоденник / diary	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Ukrainian I. пам’ятник	Meaning in Polish: pomnik / monument, memorial
II. пам'ятник	Meaning in Polish: pomnik / monument, memorial

*pamętьnikъ

Meanings:

‘monument, memorial’

‘heritage site’

‘witness’

‘diary’

no such word

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