False Friends in Slavic Languages

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

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

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