shine (n.)
→
lightning
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Akkadian | |
| Lexeme 1 | barāḳu | |
| Lexeme 2 | birḳu | |
| Meaning 1 | to flash | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | lightning | |
| Reference | CAD | |
| Comment | CAD b 103, 258. Both meanings have been attested in the majority of Semitic languages and can be traced back to the Protosemitic (*brḳ 'to shine' и *bar(a)ḳ 'lightning'). | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language 1 | Russian | |
| Language 2 | Czech | |
| Lexeme | blesk | |
| Meaning 1 | glitter | |
| Meaning 2 | lightning [Павлович 1976: 33] | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Serb. блесак, Mac. блескот, Pol. blask have the same meaning as in Russian. | |