False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
• does not have all its Russian meanings in Belarusian, Polish and Ukrainian.
• has additional meanings in Polish.

• The Russian meaning ‘tin Br., can Am.’ is shared by Belarusian банка, Polish bańka and Ukrainian банка.
• The Russian meaning ‘pot Br., can Am.’ is unique.
• The Russian meaning ‘jar’ is shared by Belarusian банка, Polish bańka and Ukrainian банка.
• The meaning ‘bank, credit bank’ (not present in Russian ‘банка’, translated as ‘банк’) 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 Russian ‘банка’, translated as ‘кувшин’) is attested in Polish bańka.
• The meaning ‘flask’ (not present in Russian ‘банка’) is attested in Slovak banka.
• The meaning ‘bubble’ (not present in Russian ‘банка’, translated as ‘пузырь’) is attested in Kashubian bónka and Polish bańka.

NB: No information yet for Macedonian.