False Friends in Slavic Languages

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

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

NB: No information yet for Macedonian.