to move quickly
—
to flow
7 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Semantic evolution | |
| Language 1 | Ancient Greek | |
| Language 2 | Modern Greek | |
| Lexeme | τρέχω | |
| Meaning 1 | to run | |
| Meaning 2 | ti run, to flow | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | LSJ 1814-1815 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Czech | |
| Lexeme 1 | utéci | |
| Lexeme 2 | téci | |
| Meaning 1 | to run away | |
| Meaning 2 | to flow | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | The polysemy of 'flow' and 'run' is represented in the Old Russian течи, The Old Slav. Тешти. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | run | |
| Meaning 1 | to run | |
| Meaning 2 | to flow | Tears ran from her eyes. Tears were flowing from her eyes. |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme | curro, -ere | |
| Meaning 1 | to run | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to flow | aqua currens running water |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Glare 476 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lezgian | |
| Lexeme | zarb | |
| Meaning 1 | swiftness, speed | |
| Meaning 2 | rapids | ам цин зарбуна тухвана Fast stream carried him away. |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (LezgRus 127) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Semantic evolution | |
| Language 1 | Old East Slavic | |
| Language 2 | Russian | |
| Lexeme 1 | течи | |
| Lexeme 2 | teč' | |
| Meaning 1 | to move fast | |
| Meaning 2 | to flow | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Cf. Russian бежит вода 'the water is flowing' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme 1 | bystryj | |
| Lexeme 2 | bystrina | |
| Meaning 1 | quick, fast | |
| Meaning 2 | rapid | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||