Editing Slavic languages (section)

===Selected cognates===
{{Main|Slavic vocabulary}}
The following is a very brief selection of cognates in basic vocabulary across the Slavic language family, which may serve to give an idea of the sound changes involved. This is not a list of translations: cognates have a common origin, but their meaning may be shifted and loanwords may have replaced them.
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! [[Proto-Slavic language|Proto-Slavic]]
! [[Russian language|Russian]]
! [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]
! [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]
! [[Carpatho-Rusyn language|Rusyn]]
! [[Polish language|Polish]]
! [[Czech language|Czech]]
! [[Slovak language|Slovak]]
! [[Slovene language|Slovene]]
! [[Serbo-Croatian language|Serbo-Croatian]]
! [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]
! [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]
|-
! {{lang|sla|*uxo}} (ear)
| {{lang|ru|ухо}} ({{Transliteration|ru|úkho}})
| {{lang|uk|вухо}} ({{Transliteration|uk|vúkho}})
| {{lang|be|вуха}} ({{Transliteration|be|vúkha}})
| {{lang|rue|ухо}} ({{Transliteration|rue|úkho}})
| {{lang|pl|ucho}}
| {{lang|cs|ucho}}
| {{lang|sk|ucho}}
| {{lang|sl|uho}}
| {{lang|sr|уво}} / {{Transliteration|sr|uvo}} (Serbia only)<br>{{lang|sh|ухо}} / {{Transliteration|sh|uho}} (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia)
| {{lang|bg|ухо}} ({{Transliteration|bg|ukhó}})
| {{lang|mk|уво}} ({{Transliteration|mk|úvo}})
|-
! {{lang|sla|*ognь}} (fire)
| {{lang|ru|огонь}} ({{Transliteration|ru|ogónʹ}})
| {{lang|uk|вогонь}} ({{Transliteration|uk|vohónʹ}})
| {{lang|be|агонь}} ({{Transliteration|be|ahónʹ}})
| {{lang|rue|огинь}} ({{lang|rue|ohénʹ}})
| {{lang|pl|ogień}}
| {{lang|cs|oheň}}
| {{lang|sk|oheň}}
| {{lang|sl|ogenj}}
| {{lang|sh|огањ}} / {{Transliteration|sh|oganj}}
| {{lang|bg|огън}} ({{Transliteration|bg|ógǎn}})
| {{lang|mk|оган}}/{{lang|mk|огин}} ({{Transliteration|mk|ógan}}/{{Transliteration|mk|ógin}})
|-
! {{lang|sla|*ryba}} (fish)
| {{lang|ru|рыба}} ({{Transliteration|ru|rýba}})
| {{lang|uk|риба}} ({{Transliteration|uk|rýba}})
| {{lang|be|рыба}} ({{Transliteration|be|rýba}})
| {{lang|rue|рыба}} ({{Transliteration|rue|rýba}})
| {{lang|pl|ryba}}
| {{lang|cs|ryba}}
| {{lang|sk|ryba}}
| {{lang|sl|riba}}
| {{lang|sh|риба}} / {{Transliteration|sh|riba}}
| {{lang|bg|риба}} ({{Transliteration|bg|ríba}})
| {{lang|mk|риба}} ({{Transliteration|mk|ríba}})
|-
! {{lang|sla|*gnězdo}} (nest)
| {{lang|ru|гнездо}} ({{Transliteration|ru|gnezdó}})
| {{lang|uk|гнiздо}} ({{Transliteration|uk|hnizdó}})
| {{lang|be|гняздо}} ({{Transliteration|be|hnyazdó}})
| {{lang|rue|гнïздо}} ({{Transliteration|rue|hnʹizdó}})
| {{lang|pl|gniazdo}}
| {{lang|cs|hnízdo}}
| {{lang|sk|hniezdo}}
| {{lang|sl|gnezdo}}
| {{lang|sh|гнездо}} / {{Transliteration|sh|gnezdo}} ([[Ekavian|ek.]])<br>{{lang|sh|гнијездо}} / {{Transliteration|sh|gnijezdo}} ([[Ijekavian|ijek.]])<br>{{lang|sh|гниздо}} / {{Transliteration|sh|gnizdo}} ([[Ikavian|ik.]])
| {{lang|bg|гнездо}} ({{Transliteration|bg|gnezdó}})
| {{lang|mk|гнездо}} ({{Transliteration|mk|gnézdo}})
|-
! {{lang|sla|*oko}} (eye)
| {{lang|ru|око}} ({{Transliteration|ru|óko}}) (dated, poetic or in set expressions)<br>modern: {{lang|ru|глаз}} ({{Transliteration|ru|glaz}})
| {{lang|uk|око}} ({{Transliteration|uk|óko}})
| {{lang|be|вока}} ({{Transliteration|be|vóka}})
| {{lang|rue|око}} ({{Transliteration|rue|óko}})
| {{lang|pl|oko}}
| {{lang|cs|oko}}
| {{lang|sk|oko}}
| {{lang|sl|oko}}
| {{lang|sh|око}} / {{Transliteration|sh|oko}}
| {{lang|bg|око}} ({{Transliteration|bg|óko}})
| {{lang|mk|око}} ({{Transliteration|mk|óko}})
|-
! {{lang|sla|*golva}} (head)
| {{lang|ru|голова}} ({{Transliteration|ru|golová}})<br>{{lang|ru|глава}} ({{Transliteration|ru|glavá}}) "chapter or chief, leader, head"
| {{lang|uk|голова}} ({{Transliteration|uk|holová}})
| {{lang|be|галава}} ({{Transliteration|be|halavá}})
| {{lang|rue|голова}} ({{Transliteration|rue|holová}})
| {{lang|pl|głowa}}
| {{lang|cs|hlava}}
| {{lang|sk|hlava}}
| {{lang|sl|glava}}
| {{lang|sh|глава}} / {{Transliteration|sh|glava}}
| {{lang|bg|глава}} ({{Transliteration|bg|glavá}})
| {{lang|mk|глава}} ({{Transliteration|mk|gláva}})
|-
! {{lang|sla|*rǫka}} (hand)
| {{lang|ru|рука}} ({{Transliteration|ru|ruká}})
| {{lang|uk|рука}} ({{Transliteration|uk|ruká}})
| {{lang|be|рука}} ({{Transliteration|be|ruká}})
| {{lang|rue|рука}} ({{Transliteration|rue|ruká}})
| {{lang|pl|ręka}}
| {{lang|cs|ruka}}
| {{lang|sk|ruka}}
| {{lang|sl|roka}}
| {{lang|sh|рука}} / {{Transliteration|sh|ruka}}
| {{lang|bg|ръка}} ({{Transliteration|bg|rǎká}})
| {{lang|mk|рака}} ({{Transliteration|mk|ráka}})
|-
! {{lang|sla|*noktь}} (night)
| {{lang|ru|ночь}} ({{Transliteration|ru|nočʹ}})
| {{lang|uk|ніч}} ({{Transliteration|uk|nič}})
| {{lang|be|ноч}} ({{Transliteration|be|noč}})
| {{lang|rue|нуч}} ({{Transliteration|rue|nuč}})
| {{lang|pl|noc}}
| {{lang|cs|noc}}
| {{lang|sk|noc}}
| {{lang|sl|noč}}
| {{lang|sh|ноћ}} / {{Transliteration|sh|noć}}
| {{lang|bg|нощ}} ({{Transliteration|bg|nosht}})
| {{lang|mk|ноќ}} ({{Transliteration|mk|noḱ}})
|}