The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

30 shifts found

[{"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1643, "source": "soul, spirit", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Abstract Entities; Religion", "target": "butterfly", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Arthropods"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3341, "source": "omen", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Magic; Religion", "target": "monster (abnormal creature)", "target_tags": "Animals; Evaluation"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3705, "source": "monk", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions; Religion", "target": "puffin", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Birds"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 3774, "source": "monk", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions; Religion", "target": "osprey (Pandion halia\u0451tus)", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Birds"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4753, "source": "priest (Christianity)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions; Religion", "target": "common bullfinch", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Birds"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5254, "source": "nun", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status; Religion", "target": "mantis", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Arthropods"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5457, "source": "prophet", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Religion", "target": "mantis", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Arthropods"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5548, "source": "pope", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status; Religion", "target": "ruff (fish)", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Fish"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5549, "source": "pope", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status; Religion", "target": "\u003cbird\u003e", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Birds"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5604, "source": "to pray", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Religion; Speech", "target": "mantis", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Arthropods"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5605, "source": "\u003cpriest\u003e", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings. Professions; Religion", "target": "mantis", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Arthropods"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5608, "source": "nun", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status; Religion", "target": "flea", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5621, "source": "priest (Christianity)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions; Religion", "target": "dung-beetle", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Arthropods"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5627, "source": "Mary, mother of Jesus", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Proper nouns; Religion", "target": "ladybird", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5629, "source": "Easter", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Religion; Time", "target": "ladybird", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5632, "source": "Easter", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Religion; Time", "target": "firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5637, "source": "god", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Religion", "target": "ladybird", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6399, "source": "monitor lizard", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Animals; Animals. Amphibians and Reptiles", "target": "evil spirit", "target_tags": "Religion; Supernatural Beings"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6504, "source": "John the Baptist", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Religion", "target": "cockchafer", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 8647, "source": "evil spirit", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Religion; Supernatural Beings", "target": "firefly", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8735, "source": "priest (Christianity)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions; Religion", "target": "parrot", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Birds"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8742, "source": "evil spirit", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Religion; Supernatural Beings", "target": "belemnite", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8745, "source": "god", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Religion", "target": "belemnite", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 8808, "source": "evil spirit", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Religion; Supernatural Beings", "target": "bear (Ursus)", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Mammals"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8938, "source": "monk", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions; Religion", "target": "sparrow", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Birds"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9213, "source": "sin", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Evaluation; Religion", "target": "scorpion", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Arthropods"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9417, "source": "Mary, mother of Jesus", "source2": "\u003cinsect\u003e", "source_tags": "Human Beings; Proper nouns; Religion", "target": "ladybird", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9418, "source": "Mary, mother of Jesus", "source2": "hen", "source_tags": "Human Beings; Proper nouns; Religion", "target": "ladybird", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9419, "source": "Mary, mother of Jesus", "source2": "bird", "source_tags": "Human Beings; Proper nouns; Religion", "target": "ladybird", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9420, "source": "Mary, mother of Jesus", "source2": "priest (Christianity)", "source_tags": "Human Beings; Proper nouns; Religion", "target": "ladybird", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}]

ID	Meaning 1	Taxons 1	Direction	Meaning 2	Taxons 2
1643	soul, spirit	Abstract Entities; Religion	→	butterfly	Animals; Arthropods
3341	omen	Magic; Religion	→	monster (abnormal creature)	Animals; Evaluation
3705	monk	Human Beings; Professions; Religion	→	puffin	Animals; Birds
3774	monk	Human Beings; Professions; Religion	—	osprey (Pandion haliaёtus)	Animals; Birds
4753	priest (Christianity)	Human Beings; Professions; Religion	→	common bullfinch	Animals; Birds
5254	nun	Human Beings; Social Status; Religion	→	mantis	Animals; Arthropods
5457	prophet	Human Beings; Religion	→	mantis	Animals; Arthropods
5548	pope	Human Beings; Social Status; Religion	→	ruff (fish)	Animals; Fish
5549	pope	Human Beings; Social Status; Religion	→	<bird>	Animals; Birds
5604	to pray	Religion; Speech	→	mantis	Animals; Arthropods
5605	<priest>	Professions; Religion	→	mantis	Animals; Arthropods
5608	nun	Human Beings; Social Status; Religion	→	flea	Animals; Invertebrates
5621	priest (Christianity)	Human Beings; Professions; Religion	→	dung-beetle	Animals; Arthropods
5627	Mary, mother of Jesus	Human Beings; Proper nouns; Religion	→	ladybird	Animals; Invertebrates
5629	Easter	Religion; Time	→	ladybird	Animals; Invertebrates
5632	Easter	Religion; Time	→	firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus	Animals; Invertebrates
5637	god	Religion	→	ladybird	Animals; Invertebrates
6399	monitor lizard	Animals; Amphibians and Reptiles	→	evil spirit	Religion; Supernatural Beings
6504	John the Baptist	Human Beings; Religion	→	cockchafer	Animals; Invertebrates
8647	evil spirit	Religion; Supernatural Beings	—	firefly	Animals; Invertebrates
8735	priest (Christianity)	Human Beings; Professions; Religion	→	parrot	Animals; Birds
8742	evil spirit	Religion; Supernatural Beings	→	belemnite	Animals; Invertebrates
8745	god	Religion	→	belemnite	Animals; Invertebrates
8808	evil spirit	Religion; Supernatural Beings	—	bear (Ursus)	Animals; Mammals
8938	monk	Human Beings; Professions; Religion	→	sparrow	Animals; Birds
9213	sin	Evaluation; Religion	→	scorpion	Animals; Arthropods
9417	Mary, mother of Jesus + <insect>	Human Beings; Proper nouns; Religion	→	ladybird	Animals; Invertebrates
9418	Mary, mother of Jesus + hen	Human Beings; Proper nouns; Religion	→	ladybird	Animals; Invertebrates
9419	Mary, mother of Jesus + bird	Human Beings; Proper nouns; Religion	→	ladybird	Animals; Invertebrates
9420	Mary, mother of Jesus + priest (Christianity)	Human Beings; Proper nouns; Religion	→	ladybird	Animals; Invertebrates