The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

to want → to hunt 5 realizations Multi-area

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

NEW Realization 1 (ID: 51410)
type		Polysemy
language		Kwadi
lexeme		χa(a)
meaning 1	to want
direction	—
meaning 2	to hunt
reference		Comparative Khoe-Kwadi
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 4125)
type		Polysemy
language		Latin
lexeme		uenor
meaning 1	I solicit for
meaning 2	I am hunting
reference
comment		Glare 2030, cf. the derivatives venus 'love', venator 'hunter'.

ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 5735)
type		Cognates
language 1		Old High German
language 2		Sanskrit
lexeme 1		jagōn
lexeme 2		prá-yakša
meaning 1	to hunt
meaning 2	to strive for smth
reference
comment		Also the Greek ἰχανάω 'to desire passionately'

ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 3647)
type		Derivation
language		Russian
lexeme 1		хотеть (hotet')
lexeme 2		охотиться (ohotit'sja)
meaning 1	to want
direction	—
meaning 2	to hunt
reference
comment		cf. also the noun охота '1) desire, wish 2) hunt'

ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 4408)
type		Derivation
language		Sanskrit
lexeme 1		lubh
lexeme 2		lubdhaka-
meaning 1	to desire greatly or eagerly , long for , be interested in
direction	—
meaning 2	hunter
reference		MW
comment		MW 904-905, The Russian любить goes back to the same I.-E. root