Number of realizations
9
to crawl
→
snake
Realization | ||
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Type | Cognates | |
Language | Old High German | |
Lexeme 1 | slingan | |
Lexeme 2 | slango | |
Meaning 1 | to turn, to coil | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | snake | |
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Comment | Hence Dan. slange, Dut. slang, Germ. schlange 'snake' |
Realization | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Abkhaz | |
Lexeme 1 | aħʷazara | |
Lexeme 2 | aħʷaza | |
Meaning 1 | to crawl | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | snake | |
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Comment |
Realization | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Tibetan | |
Lexeme | aphye-ba | |
Meaning 1 | to crawl | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | snake | |
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Comment | Рерих VI, 140. |
Realization | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Osetin | |
Lexeme 1 | xīlyn | |
Lexeme 2 | xīlag | |
Meaning 1 | to crawl | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | snake | |
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Comment | Euphemism for kalm 'snake' |
Realization | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Sanskrit | |
Lexeme 1 | sṛp- | |
Lexeme 2 | sarpá | |
Meaning 1 | to creep , crawl , glide , slink , move gently or cautiouslyto creep , crawl , glide , slink , move gently or cautiously | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | snake , serpent , serpent-demon | |
Reference | MW | |
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Comment | MW 1245, 1184 In the same way Lat. serpo, -ere 'to creep', serpens 'snake' |
Realization | ||
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Type | Cognates | |
Language 1 | Old High German | |
Language 2 | Old Norse | |
Lexeme 1 | snahan | |
Lexeme 2 | snākr | |
Meaning 1 | to crawl | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | snake | |
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Comment | Also Dan. snog, šwed. snok, Old Engl. snaca, Mid. Engl. Snake |
Realization | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Russian | |
Lexeme 1 | polzat' | |
Lexeme 2 | polzun | |
Meaning 1 | to creep, to crawl | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | snake | |
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Comment | Dialectal- Pskov., Novg., Simb., Kyrgyz. |
Realization | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Chechen | |
Lexeme 1 | teqar | |
Lexeme 2 | teqarg | |
Meaning 1 | to crawl | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | snake | |
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Comment | The word for 'snake' is a participle of the verb ('the crawling one'). |
Realization | ||
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Type | Semantic evolution | |
Language 1 | Latin | |
Language 2 | French | |
Lexeme 1 | serpens | |
Lexeme 2 | serpent | |
Meaning 1 | crawling | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | snake | |
Reference | Sakhno 2009 page 107 | |
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Comment |