to cut → to write 11 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 52691)
type Cognates
language 1 Arosi
language 2 Tongan
lexeme 1 osi
lexeme 2 tohi
meaning 1 to cut
direction —
meaning 2 to write
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 52690)
type Cognates
language 1 Batak Toba
language 2 Mandar
lexeme 1 maŋ-uhir
lexeme 2 maŋ-ukir
meaning 1 to cut
direction —
meaning 2 to write
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 52661)
type Polysemy
language Ga
lexeme fo
meaning 1 to cut

Efo mli


She cut it in two

direction →
meaning 2 to write

Amɛfo enɔ tɛi


They wrote it down, recorded it

reference Kropp Dakubu 2009: 70
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 52692)
type Cognates
language 1 Hungarian
language 2 Inari Sami
lexeme 1 szel
lexeme 2 čäälliđ
meaning 1 to slice, cut, carve
direction →
meaning 2 to write
reference English Wiktionary Uralonet: 948 Zaicz 2006
comment

Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Also Northern Sami čállit, Ume Sami tjálliet 'to write'

ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 52687)
type Polysemy
language Iban
lexeme ukir
meaning 1 to carve, engrave
direction →
meaning 2 to write
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 52693)
type Polysemy
language Lule Sami
lexeme tjállet
meaning 1 to cut
direction →
meaning 2 to write
reference English Wiktionary
comment

Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 52688)
type Polysemy
language Makassarese
lexeme ukiriʔ
meaning 1 to engrave
direction →
meaning 2 to write
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 52689)
type Polysemy
language Tae'
lexeme ukiʔ
meaning 1 to engrave
direction →
meaning 2 to write
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 52686)
type Polysemy
language Tamil
lexeme kīṟu (கீறு)
meaning 1 to scratch, scrape, graze, incise, cut, gash, lance, dissect
direction →
meaning 2 to write
reference Fabricius Tamil Tamil lexicon
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10 (ID: 52685)
type Polysemy
language Wik-Mungkan
lexeme ump-
meaning 1 to cut
direction →
meaning 2 to write
reference EvoSem
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11 (ID: 52684)
type Polysemy
language Wik-Ngathan (Wik-Ngathana)
lexeme œmpv-
meaning 1 to cut
direction →
meaning 2 to write
reference EvoSem
comment

proto Pama-Nyungan *Cumpi- 'to cut'