>>14867939>How similar are Russian, Ukrainian, and Belorussian Pic related. They are all kinda similar, but Belarusian and Ukrainian are much closer to each other than to Russian
>which is the closest to the original root language? ? Indo-European?
>If you speak one, do you understand the others?The vast majority of Belarusians and Ukrainians know Russian perfectly fine, so it's hard to talk about it from our POV. The reaction of Russians to Ukrainian is very different, from complete misunderstanding to relatively convenient communication
