“To start” in 38 languages

Tap ▶ to hear it. 38 of 38 come from or match Wiktionary. Languages from the same family sit together, so you can see the shared roots.

Slavic

• Bulgarianзапо́чвамzapóčvamFrom Wiktionary▶
• CroatianpočetiFrom Wiktionary▶
• CzechzačínatFrom Wiktionary▶
• PolishzacząćFrom Wiktionary▶
• Russianначина́тьnačinátʹFrom Wiktionary▶
• SlovakzačaťFrom Wiktionary▶
• SlovenianzačetiFrom Wiktionary▶
• Ukrainianпочина́тиpočynátyFrom Wiktionary▶

Romance

• CatalancomençarFrom Wiktionary▶
• FrenchcommencerFrom Wiktionary▶
• GaliciancomezarFrom Wiktionary▶
• ItaliancominciareFrom Wiktionary▶
• LatinincipiōFrom Wiktionary▶
• PortuguesecomeçarFrom Wiktionary▶
• RomanianîncepeFrom Wiktionary▶

Germanic

• DutchbeginnenFrom Wiktionary▶
• GermananfangenFrom Wiktionary▶
• SwedishbörjaFrom Wiktionary▶

Indo-Iranian

• Bengaliশুরু করাśuru koraFrom Wiktionary▶
• Hindiशुरू करनाśurū karnāFrom Wiktionary▶
• Persianآغاز کردنāghāz kardanFrom Wiktionary▶

Turkic

• AzerbaijanibaşlamaqFrom Wiktionary▶
• KyrgyzбаштооbaştooFrom Wiktionary▶
• TurkishbaşlamakFrom Wiktionary▶

Semitic

• ArabicبَدَأَbadaʔaFrom Wiktionary▶
• HebrewהתחילhitkhílFrom Wiktionary▶

Uralic

• FinnishaloittaaFrom Wiktionary▶
• HungarianelkezdFrom Wiktionary▶

Albanian

• AlbanianfilloFrom Wiktionary▶

Austronesian

• FilipinomagsimulaFrom Wiktionary▶

Bantu

• Swahili-anzaFrom Wiktionary▶

Celtic

• Irishcuir tús leFrom Wiktionary▶

Chinese

• Chinese开始kāishǐFrom Wiktionary▶

Esperanto (built from Romance + Germanic)

• EsperantoekiFrom Wiktionary▶

Japanese

• Japanese始めるhajimeruFrom Wiktionary▶

Korean

• Korean시작하다sijak-hadaFrom Wiktionary▶

Thai

• Thaiเริ่มrə̂əmFrom Wiktionary▶

Vietnamese

• Vietnamesebắt đầuFrom Wiktionary▶