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. | |