The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

5 shifts found

[{"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1200, "source": "to stink", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception; Perception. Olfactory", "target": "polecat, ferret (Mustela putorius)", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Mammals"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 4016, "source": "to bark", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Animals", "target": "to stink", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Olfactory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6160, "source": "to stink", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception; Perception. Olfactory", "target": "skunk", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Mammals"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7707, "source": "smooth (surface)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception; Perception. Tactile", "target": "smooth snake", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Amphibians and Reptiles"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9155, "source": "to touch", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception; Perception. Tactile", "target": "to tame (animal)", "target_tags": "Animals; Physical Actions"}]

ID	Meaning 1	Taxons 1	Direction	Meaning 2	Taxons 2
1200	to stink	Perception; Olfactory	→	polecat, ferret (Mustela putorius)	Animals; Mammals
4016	to bark	Animals	—	to stink	Perception; Olfactory
6160	to stink	Perception; Olfactory	→	skunk	Animals; Mammals
7707	smooth (surface)	Perception; Tactile	→	smooth snake	Animals; Amphibians and Reptiles
9155	to touch	Perception; Tactile	→	to tame (animal)	Animals; Physical Actions