to crawl
→
snake
9 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Abkhaz | |
| lexeme 1 | aħʷazara | |
| lexeme 2 | aħʷaza | |
| meaning 1 | to crawl | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | snake | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Chechen | |
| lexeme 1 | teqar | |
| lexeme 2 | teqarg | |
| meaning 1 | to crawl | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | snake | |
| reference | ||
| comment | The word for 'snake' is a participle of the verb ('the crawling one'). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Semantic evolution | |
| language 1 | Latin | |
| language 2 | French | |
| lexeme 1 | serpens | |
| lexeme 2 | serpent | |
| meaning 1 | crawling | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | snake | |
| reference | Sakhno 2009: 107 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Cognates | |
| language | Old High German | |
| lexeme 1 | slingan | |
| lexeme 2 | slango | |
| meaning 1 | to turn, to coil | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | snake | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Hence Dan. slange, Dut. slang, Germ. schlange 'snake' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Cognates | |
| language 1 | Old High German | |
| language 2 | Old Norse | |
| lexeme 1 | snahan | |
| lexeme 2 | snākr | |
| meaning 1 | to crawl | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | snake | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Also Dan. snog, šwed. snok, Old Engl. snaca, Mid. Engl. Snake | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Osetin | |
| lexeme 1 | xīlyn | |
| lexeme 2 | xīlag | |
| meaning 1 | to crawl | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | snake | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Euphemism for kalm 'snake' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme 1 | polzat' | |
| lexeme 2 | polzun | |
| meaning 1 | to creep, to crawl | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | snake | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Dialectal- Pskov., Novg., Simb., Kyrgyz. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Sanskrit | |
| lexeme 1 | sṛp- | |
| lexeme 2 | sarpá | |
| meaning 1 | to creep , crawl , glide , slink , move gently or cautiouslyto creep , crawl , glide , slink , move gently or cautiously | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | snake , serpent , serpent-demon | |
| reference | MW | |
| comment | MW 1245, 1184 In the same way Lat. serpo, -ere 'to creep', serpens 'snake' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tibetan | |
| lexeme | aphye-ba | |
| meaning 1 | to crawl | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | snake | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Рерих VI, 140. | |