yellow gold 17 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Cognates
Language 1 Akkadian
Language 2 Geez
Lexeme 1 arḳu (warḳu)
Lexeme 2 warḳ
Meaning 1 yellow, green
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference CAD: a 2, 300 CDG: 618
Comment Meaning B has been registered in Akkadian too, but it is marginal.
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Derivation
Language Classical Arabic
Lexeme 1 أَصْفَرُ ʔaṣfar-u-
Lexeme 2 صَفْرَاءُ ṣafrāʔ-u-
Meaning 1 yellow
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference BK: I 1347
Comment The word ṣafrāʔ- is a substantivized feminine adjective, lit. 'yellow', it is mainly used in poetic texts.
NEW Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Croatian
Lexeme žut
Meaning 1 yellow
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference HJP
Comment
NEW Realization 4
Type Derivation
Language Crow
Lexeme 1 shíile
Lexeme 2 úuwatshiile
Meaning 1 yellow
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference Medicine Horse 1987: 83, 92
Comment
NEW Realization 5
Type Derivation
Language Fataluku
Lexeme 1 karase, karasu
Lexeme 2 lavan-karasu
Meaning 1 yellow
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference Nácher 2012: 184, 196
Comment
NEW Realization 6
Type Derivation
Language Guarani
Lexeme 1 yu
Lexeme 2 cuarepotiyú
Meaning 1 yellow
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference Jover Peralta, Osuna 1950: 45, 69
Comment
NEW Realization 7
Type Derivation
Language Igbo
Lexeme 1 edo
Lexeme 2 öla edo
Meaning 1 yellow
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference Echeruo 2001: 139
Comment

'yellow bronze'

NEW Realization 8
Type Derivation
Language Koasati
Lexeme 1 lá:na
Lexeme 2 toknawlá:na
Meaning 1 yellow
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment

'yellow money'

Geoffrey D. Kimball; Bel Abbey; Martha John; Ruth Poncho Koasati Dictionary 1994 232

ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language Manchu
Lexeme аjсин
Meaning 1 yellow
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference
Comment ТМС 1, 22
NEW Realization 10
Type Derivation
Language Nez Perce (Nimipuutímt)
Lexeme 1 maqsmáqs
Lexeme 2 maqsmáqs kícuy
Meaning 1 yellow
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference Aoki 1994: 223
Comment
NEW Realization 11
Type Cognates
Language 1 Pela (Bolo)
Language 2 Burmese
Lexeme 1 xui⁵⁵
Lexeme 2 hrwe (ရွှေ)
Meaning 1 yellow
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference Dai Qingxia 2007
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12
Type Polysemy
Language Romanian
Lexeme galben
Meaning 1 yellow
Direction
Meaning 2 golden coin (hist)
Reference DEX98
Comment DRRS 1, 897, DEX98
NEW Realization 13
Type Polysemy
Language Sanskrit
Lexeme kañcana (कञ्चन)
Meaning 1 kind of yellow pigment
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference MW
Comment

From Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks 'golden, honey-colored'. Cognate with Ancient Greek κνηκός 'pale yellow', Latin canicae 'bran', Middle Welsh canecon 'gold' and Old English huniġ (English honey).

NEW Realization 14
Type Polysemy
Language Serbian
Lexeme жут (žut)
Meaning 1 yellow

жут восак, жута мајица


yellow wax, yellow t-shirt

Direction
Meaning 2 gold

жут дукат


golden ducat

Reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 376
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 15
Type Cognates
Language 1 Syriac
Language 2 Akkadian
Lexeme 1 ḥərāʕā, ḥarūʕā
Lexeme 2 ḫurāṣu
Meaning 1 yellow
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference LSyr.: 257 CAD: ḫ 245
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 16
Type Polysemy
Language Tamil
Lexeme piṅkalam
Meaning 1 yellow, gold colour
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference Tamil lexicon: 2645
Comment
NEW Realization 17
Type Derivation
Language Western Abenaki
Lexeme 1 wizôw
Lexeme 2 wizôwmôni
Meaning 1 yellow
Direction
Meaning 2 gold
Reference Day 1994: 503
Comment