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Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic полъ (polŭ), from Proto-Slavic *polъ (“half”). Compare Polish pół-, Russian пол- (pol-), Ukrainian пів- (piv-).
Pronunciation
Prefix
паў- • (paŭ-)
- hemi-, semi-, half-
Derived terms
References
- “паў...”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)