The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

64 shifts found

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Invertebrates", "target": "money", "target_tags": "Physical Objects; Social Institutions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3344, "source": "leaf", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Parts; Parts. Parts of Plants", "target": "money", "target_tags": "Physical Objects; Social Institutions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3501, "source": "word", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Speech", "target": "thing, physical object", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3578, "source": "thing, physical object", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Objects", "target": "genitalia", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4231, "source": "marten", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Animals. Mammals", "target": "money", "target_tags": "Physical Objects; Social Institutions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4727, "source": "sod (stratum of soil)", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Objects", "target": "oath", "target_tags": "Speech"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5304, "source": "dough", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Food and Drinks; Substances and Materials", "target": "money", "target_tags": "Physical Objects; Social Institutions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5305, "source": "cabbage", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Plants; Plants. Cultivated Plants", "target": "money", "target_tags": "Physical Objects; Social Institutions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5345, "source": "iron", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Substances and Materials", "target": "money", "target_tags": "Physical Objects; Social Institutions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5509, "source": "carrion", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Objects; Substances and Materials", "target": "Egyptian vulture", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Birds"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 5794, "source": "pearl", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Objects; Substances and Materials", "target": "cataract (of the eye)", "target_tags": "Diseases; Perception. Visual"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5828, "source": "pellicle, membrane", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Objects", "target": "cataract (of the eye)", "target_tags": "Diseases; Perception. Visual"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5829, "source": "pellicle, membrane", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Objects", "target": "cloud", "target_tags": "Meteorology"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5835, "source": "pellicle, membrane", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Objects", "target": "film, movie", "target_tags": "Text"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6663, "source": "skin (of a person)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "pellicle, membrane", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 6751, "source": "scales", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts; Body Parts. Animal Body Parts", "target": "money", "target_tags": "Physical Objects; Social Institutions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6888, "source": "pearl", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Objects; Substances and Materials", "target": "lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis)", "target_tags": "Plants; Plants. Herbaceous Plants"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6917, "source": "pearl", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Objects; Substances and Materials", "target": "guinea fowl", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Birds"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 6974, "source": "paper", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Substances and Materials", "target": "money", "target_tags": "Physical Objects; Social Institutions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7096, "source": "bone", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "shell (of an egg)", "target_tags": "Parts; Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 7224, "source": "clothes", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Clothes and Footwear", "target": "thing, physical object", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7403, "source": "stone (piece of rock)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Substances and Materials", "target": "money", "target_tags": "Physical Objects; Social Institutions"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 7413, "source": "wampum", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts", "target": "money", "target_tags": "Physical Objects; Social Institutions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7415, "source": "money", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Objects; Social Institutions", "target": "expensive", "target_tags": "Evaluation"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7740, "source": "pearl", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Objects; Substances and Materials", "target": "bead", "target_tags": "Artifacts"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 7800, "source": "skin (of a person)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "shell (of an egg)", "target_tags": "Parts; Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7867, "source": "tusk (of animal)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts; Body Parts. Animal Body Parts", "target": "icicle", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7868, "source": "spear", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Weapons", "target": "icicle", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7869, "source": "tongue (body part)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "icicle", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7870, "source": "finger / toe", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "icicle", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7871, "source": "pillar, column", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts; Parts. Parts of Buildings", "target": "icicle", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7872, "source": "awl", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts. Tools", "target": "icicle", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7873, "source": "roof", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Parts; Parts. Parts of Buildings", "target": "icicle", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7874, "source": "candle", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts; Physical Properties. Light; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "icicle", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7875, "source": "reed", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Plants; Plants. Herbaceous Plants", "target": "icicle", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7876, "source": "pike (fish)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Animals; Animals. Fish", "target": "icicle", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 7881, "source": "trench", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Geography; Geography. Terrain", "target": "thread", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8342, "source": "child", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Age", "target": "small object", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8397, "source": "pearl", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Objects; Substances and Materials", "target": "pearl barley", "target_tags": "Food and Drinks"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8970, "source": "to suck", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physiology", "target": "icicle", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9368, "source": "carrion", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Objects; Substances and Materials", "target": "\u003ccurse: bad person\u003e", "target_tags": "Evaluation; Human Beings; Speech"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9450, "source": "thread", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Objects", "target": "relation, connection", "target_tags": "Abstract Relations"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9589, "source": "pearl", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Objects; Substances and Materials", "target": "psoriasis", "target_tags": "Diseases"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9590, "source": "pearl", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Objects; Substances and Materials", "target": "rue (Ruta graveolens)", "target_tags": "Plants. Herbaceous Plants"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9660, "source": "thread", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Objects", "target": "string (of a musical instrument)", "target_tags": "Artifacts. Musical Instruments"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9804, "source": "blood", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physiology; Substances and Materials", "target": "money", "target_tags": "Physical Objects; Social Institutions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9897, "source": "thread", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Objects", "target": "stamen", "target_tags": "Parts. Parts of Plants; Scientific Terms"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 9972, "source": "thread", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Objects", "target": "sunbeam", "target_tags": "Physical Processes"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 10294, "source": "\u003canimal\u003e", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Animals", "target": "clump of dust", "target_tags": "Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 10316, "source": "pearl", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Objects; Substances and Materials", "target": "coral", "target_tags": "Animals. Invertebrates; Substances and Materials"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 10391, "source": "behind", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Spatial Relations", "target": "remainder", "target_tags": "Parts; Physical Objects"}, {"direction": "\u2194", "id": 10430, "source": "thing, physical object", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Objects", "target": "something", "target_tags": "Abstract Entities"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 10447, "source": "coal", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Substances and Materials", "target": "money", "target_tags": "Physical Objects; Social Institutions"}]

ID	Meaning 1	Taxons 1	Direction	Meaning 2	Taxons 2
454	eye	Body Parts	→	small object	Physical Objects
976	thread	Physical Objects	→	wire (n.)	Substances and Materials
1900	work (n.)	Abstract Entities	→	thing, physical object	Physical Objects
1985	silver	Substances and Materials	↔	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
2179	pearl	Physical Objects; Substances and Materials	→	tears	Physiology; Substances and Materials
2262	metal	Substances and Materials	→	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
2618	to want	Volition	→	thing, physical object	Physical Objects
2673	head	Body Parts	→	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
2804	gold	Substances and Materials	↔	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
2845	hair	Body Parts	→	thread	Physical Objects
2967	knot	Artifacts	—	log	Physical Objects
3258	cowrie	Animals; Invertebrates	→	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
3344	leaf	Parts; Parts of Plants	→	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
3501	word	Speech	→	thing, physical object	Physical Objects
3578	thing, physical object	Physical Objects	→	genitalia	Body Parts
4231	marten	Mammals	→	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
4727	sod (stratum of soil)	Physical Objects	→	oath	Speech
5304	dough	Food and Drinks; Substances and Materials	→	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
5305	cabbage	Plants; Cultivated Plants	→	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
5345	iron	Substances and Materials	→	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
5509	carrion	Physical Objects; Substances and Materials	→	Egyptian vulture	Animals; Birds
5794	pearl	Physical Objects; Substances and Materials	—	cataract (of the eye)	Diseases; Visual
5828	pellicle, membrane	Physical Objects	→	cataract (of the eye)	Diseases; Visual
5829	pellicle, membrane	Physical Objects	→	cloud	Meteorology
5835	pellicle, membrane	Physical Objects	→	film, movie	Text
6663	skin (of a person)	Body Parts	→	pellicle, membrane	Physical Objects
6751	scales	Body Parts; Animal Body Parts	—	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
6888	pearl	Physical Objects; Substances and Materials	→	lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis)	Plants; Herbaceous Plants
6917	pearl	Physical Objects; Substances and Materials	→	guinea fowl	Animals; Birds
6974	paper	Substances and Materials	—	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
7096	bone	Body Parts	→	shell (of an egg)	Parts; Physical Objects
7224	clothes	Artifacts; Clothes and Footwear	—	thing, physical object	Physical Objects
7403	stone (piece of rock)	Substances and Materials	→	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
7413	wampum	Artifacts	—	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
7415	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions	→	expensive	Evaluation
7740	pearl	Physical Objects; Substances and Materials	→	bead	Artifacts
7800	skin (of a person)	Body Parts	—	shell (of an egg)	Parts; Physical Objects
7867	tusk (of animal)	Body Parts; Animal Body Parts	→	icicle	Physical Objects
7868	spear	Artifacts; Weapons	→	icicle	Physical Objects
7869	tongue (body part)	Body Parts	→	icicle	Physical Objects
7870	finger / toe	Body Parts	→	icicle	Physical Objects
7871	pillar, column	Artifacts; Parts of Buildings	→	icicle	Physical Objects
7872	awl	Tools	→	icicle	Physical Objects
7873	roof	Parts; Parts of Buildings	→	icicle	Physical Objects
7874	candle	Artifacts; Light; Shape	→	icicle	Physical Objects
7875	reed	Plants; Herbaceous Plants	→	icicle	Physical Objects
7876	pike (fish)	Animals; Fish	→	icicle	Physical Objects
7881	trench	Geography; Terrain	—	thread	Physical Objects
8342	child	Human Beings; Age	→	small object	Physical Objects
8397	pearl	Physical Objects; Substances and Materials	→	pearl barley	Food and Drinks
8970	to suck	Physiology	→	icicle	Physical Objects
9368	carrion	Physical Objects; Substances and Materials	→	<curse: bad person>	Evaluation; Human Beings; Speech
9450	thread	Physical Objects	→	relation, connection	Abstract Relations
9589	pearl	Physical Objects; Substances and Materials	→	psoriasis	Diseases
9590	pearl	Physical Objects; Substances and Materials	→	rue (Ruta graveolens)	Herbaceous Plants
9660	thread	Physical Objects	→	string (of a musical instrument)	Musical Instruments
9804	blood	Physiology; Substances and Materials	→	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions
9897	thread	Physical Objects	→	stamen	Parts of Plants; Scientific Terms
9972	thread	Physical Objects	—	sunbeam	Physical Processes
10294	<animal>	Animals	→	clump of dust	Physical Objects
10316	pearl	Physical Objects; Substances and Materials	→	coral	Invertebrates; Substances and Materials
10391	behind	Spatial Relations	→	remainder	Parts; Physical Objects
10430	thing, physical object	Physical Objects	↔	something	Abstract Entities
10447	coal	Substances and Materials	→	money	Physical Objects; Social Institutions