straight easy / simple 3 realizations
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Malagasy
lexeme vantana
meaning 1 straight
direction
meaning 2 simple
reference Korneev 1966: 539
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Semantic evolution
language 1 Old East Slavic
language 2 Russian
lexeme 1 простыи
lexeme 2 простой
meaning 1 straight Въставъ простъ станеть на немь ногами
will stand straight up on him
direction
meaning 2 simple простая задача

simple problem
reference : II: 1582 <personally collected data>
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О слове простой в значении "прямой" см. Е.Э.Бабаева. Формирование семантической структуры слова простой в русском языке. // Ю.Д.Апресян (ред.) Языковая картина мира и системная лексикография. М., 2006, с. 798 ff.


ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Cognates
language 1 Polish
language 2 Russian
lexeme 1 prosty
lexeme 2 простой (prostoj)
meaning 1 straight prosta droga
straight road
direction
meaning 2 simple, easy простая задача
easy task
reference <personally collected data>
comment The Ucr. просто and the Bel. combine both meanings. In Bulg., Mac., Serb. просто, Kash., Sloven. prosto, Czech. prostě, Slovak. proste there is only the meaning of 'simply'.