False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
• is a true friend in Ukrainian.
• has additional meanings in Polish and Russian.

• The Belarusian meaning ‘tin Br., can Am.’ is shared by Polish bańka, Russian банка and Ukrainian банка.
• The Belarusian meaning ‘jar’ is shared by Polish bańka, Russian банка and Ukrainian банка.
• The meaning ‘bank, credit bank’ (not present in Belarusian ‘банка’) is attested in Bosnian banka, Bulgarian банка, Croatian banka, Czech banka, Serbian банка, Slovak banka, Slovenian banka, Lower Sorbian banka and Upper Sorbian banka.
• The meaning ‘container, can’ (not present in Belarusian ‘банка’) is attested in Polish bańka.
• The meaning ‘flask’ (not present in Belarusian ‘банка’) is attested in Slovak banka.
• The meaning ‘pot Br., can Am.’ (not present in Belarusian ‘банка’) is attested in Russian банка.
• The meaning ‘bubble’ (not present in Belarusian ‘банка’) is attested in Kashubian bónka and Polish bańka.

NB: No information yet for Macedonian.