can, to be able
→
grown-up, adult
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language 1 | Geez | |
| Language 2 | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme 1 | kǝhla | |
| Lexeme 2 | kahl- | |
| Meaning 1 | be able, can do things | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | who is of mature age | |
| Reference | BK: II 939; LGz. 277 | |
| Comment | with further references to cognates in Semitic - Aramaic, Hebrew, ESA, MSA, Ethio-Semitic, with the meaning 'to be able' and its derivatives. | |