hand/arm
→
strength
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | χείρ | |
| Meaning 1 | hand | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | violent measures, force | οὐ κατὰ χεῖρά τινος ἀπολείπεσθαι do not yield somebody in force (Plutarch) |
| Reference | LSJ | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Burmese | |
| Lexeme | лэ'йòун | |
| Meaning 1 | arm below the elbow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | force | |
| Reference | Novikov et al. 1976: 50 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lao | |
| Lexeme | mɨ́ː | |
| Meaning 1 | arm, hand | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | strength/force/power; influence, authority | |
| Reference | SEAlang Lao | |
| Comment | ||