False Friends in Slavic Languages

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

• The Kashubian meaning ‘cart’ is shared by Belarusian воз, Croatian voz, Polish wóz, Russian воз, Slovenian voz and Ukrainian віз.
• The meaning ‘wagon’ (not present in Kashubian ‘wòz’) is attested in Croatian voz and Slovak voz.
• The meaning ‘carriage horse-drawn’ (not present in Kashubian ‘wòz’) is attested in Czech vůz.
• The meaning ‘pram baby carriage’ (not present in Kashubian ‘wòz’) is attested in Kashubian wòzyk, Polish wózek and Ukrainian візок.
• The meaning ‘car automobile’ (not present in Kashubian ‘wòz’) is attested in Czech vůz and Slovak voz.
• The meaning ‘train’ (not present in Kashubian ‘wòz’) is attested in Bosnian voz, Macedonian воз and Serbian воз.

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