Words that come from Proto-Slavic “-ь”

76 words across 16 languages descend from Proto-Slavic -ь — including Rzeczpospolita, реч, речник, rzecz, rzeczpospolita, holeň, блядь, řeč.

See the etymology of -ь itself →

Russian (24)

Serbo-Croatian (18)

Polish (8)

Proto-Slavic (6)

Old East Slavic (4)

Czech (3)

Macedonian (2)

Bulgarian (2)

Old Church Slavonic (2)

English (1)

Slovak (1)

Slovene (1)

Lithuanian (1)

Upper Sorbian (1)

Lower Sorbian (1)

Belarusian (1)