Number of realizations
2
knee
→
genitalia
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Akkadian | |
| Lexeme | birku | |
| Meaning 1 | knee | našpak birki u aḫi mariṣ 'he suffers from limpness of knees and arms' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (an euphemism for male and female sexual parts) | eṭlu dunnamû ša la išû birki 'a man of low standing, who is impotent (lit. who has no knees)' |
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| Comment | (CAD B 255) | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Semantic evolution | |
| Language | Polish | |
| Lexeme | łono | |
| Meaning 1 | lap, knees, breast | |
| Direction | ← | |
| Meaning 2 | genitalia (obs.) | |
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| Comment | Фасмер 517. Нужно проверить польский, я не уверена, правильно ли поняла. МБ. | |