straight
→
simple
2 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Semantic evolution | |
Language 1 | Old East Slavic | |
Language 2 | Russian | |
Lexeme 1 | простыи | |
Lexeme 2 | простой | |
Meaning 1 | straight | Въставъ простъ станеть на немь ногами will stand straight up on him |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | simple | простой советский человек simple soviet man |
Reference | Sreznevskij: II: 1582 <personally collected data> | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Cognates | |
Language 1 | Polish | |
Language 2 | Russian | |
Lexeme 1 | prosty | |
Lexeme 2 | простой (prostoj) | |
Meaning 1 | straight | prosta droga straight road |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | simple, easy | простая задача easy task |
Reference | ||
Comment | The Ucr. просто and the Bel. combine both meanings. In Bulg., Mac., Serb. просто, Kash., Sloven. prosto, Czech. prostě, Slovak. proste there is only the meaning of 'simply'. |