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How to say "peace" in European languages (o.mastodon.au)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In polish "pokój" also means literally room.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

In serbian "spokojno" means peaceful as in quiet. Other variations are of death though, "pokojnik" is a dead person.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In russian it means same. I wonder of polish have second word, because pokoy(pokój) is another kind of peace in russian.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Polish also has "spokój", which means "calm".