Interslavic:
Daj ač ja pobrušim, a ty počivaj.
Дай ач ја побрушим, а ты почиваj.
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| daj | DAI | give | дай | daj | дай | daj | daj |
| ač | ach | so that / in such way | чтобы | a / ażeby / aby | щоби | да би | da |
| ja pobrušim | ya po-BROO-sheem | I may grind | я помелю / брусить | ja zmielę/ pobruszyę (archaic) | я змелю/ брусити (rare | сам самељем/ brusiti | jaz zmeljem |
| a ty počivaj | a ti po-CHEE-vai | and you rest | а ты отдохни | a ty odpoczywaj | а ти відпочинь | а ти одмори | in ti počij |
The oldest sentence written in Old Polish:
Daj aċ ja pobruszę, a ty poczywaj
- Proto-Slavic: brusiti
- brus – “whetstone” (used to sharpen blades)
- brusiti – “to hone, file, sharpen”
- PIE root: bher- → “to scrape, cut, carry”
- This root also gave rise to:
- English: burr, bar, borne
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