False Friends in Slavic Languages

All Kashubian terms
Kashubian bibliography

The database knows following meanings of the Kashubian word ‘krzasło’:

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

The Kashubian meaning ‘armchair’ is shared by Belarusian крэсла, Bulgarian кресло, Czech křeslo, Russian кресло, Slovak kreslo, Upper Sorbian křesło and Ukrainian крісло.
The meaning ‘chair’ (not present in Kashubian ‘krzasło’) is attested in Belarusian крэсла, Polish krzesło and Ukrainian крісло.

NB: No information yet for Macedonian and Lower Sorbian.

Kashubian krzasło	Meaning in Belarusian: фатэль / armchair	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Belarusian крэсла	Meaning: chair armchair

Kashubian krzasło	Meaning: armchair	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bosnian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Kashubian krzasło	Meaning in Bulgarian: кресло / armchair	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bulgarian кресло	Meaning: armchair

Kashubian krzasło	Meaning: armchair	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Croatian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Kashubian krzasło	Meaning in Czech: křeslo / armchair	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Czech křeslo	Meaning: armchair

Kashubian krzasło	Meaning in Polish: fotel / armchair	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Polish krzesło	Meaning: chair

Kashubian krzasło	Meaning: armchair	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Russian кресло	Meaning: armchair

Kashubian krzasło	Meaning: armchair	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Serbian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Kashubian krzasło	Meaning in Slovak: kreslo / armchair	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovak kreslo	Meaning: armchair

Kashubian krzasło	Meaning: armchair	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovenian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Kashubian krzasło	Meaning: armchair	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Upper Sorbian křesło	Meaning: armchair

Kashubian krzasło	Meaning in Ukrainian: крісло / armchair	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Ukrainian крісло	Meaning: chair armchair

*krěslo

Meanings:

‘chair’

‘armchair’

no such word

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