mat whore 7 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Derivation
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme 1 κασᾶς
Lexeme 2 κασαλβάς
Meaning 1 horsecloth, saddle-cloth
Meaning 2 whore
Reference
Comment LSJ 882, Ср. Frisk, 796-797
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Derivation
Language French
Lexeme 1 peau
Lexeme 2 peau de chien
Meaning 1 skin peau blanche
white skin
Direction
Meaning 2 whore (lit. Dog's skin)
Reference CNRTL
Comment Cf. also peau de chien 'whore' (both expressions are obsolete). It is possible that the basis of the semantic change is the word meaning "dog", not "skin".
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language German
Lexeme Balg
Meaning 1 skin, leather (animal)
Direction
Meaning 2 whore
Reference
Comment Buck 1368, второе значение приводится у Бака
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Latin
Lexeme scortum
Meaning 1 skin
Meaning 2 whore (male or female)
Reference
Comment Glare 1709
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Cognates
Language 1 Latin
Language 2 Spanish
Lexeme 1 pellis
Lexeme 2 pelleja
Meaning 1 skin, leather
Meaning 2 whore
Reference
Comment Glare 1320
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme podstilka
Meaning 1 mat
Meaning 2 whore (argot)
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme škura
Meaning 1 skin
Meaning 2 whore
Фасмер 4, 451
Reference
Comment