spoon → tadpole 4 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Azerbaijani
lexeme 1 çomçә
lexeme 2 çomçәquyruq
meaning 1 ladle
direction —
meaning 2 tadpole букв. ложка-хвост
lit. spoon-tail
reference ARRAL: 64
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Belarusan
lexeme апалонік
meaning 1 ladle
direction —
meaning 2 tadpole
reference
comment However, (Никончук 1986) puts forward an etimological path that links together the Bel.апалонiк (and also the Poles. болоночок 'tadpole', Ucr. Poles. Полон'iк, Ucr. Dial. Ополоник, Bel. dial. Палонiк, палоньнiк, палойнiк, Brian. Полоник) with the hydronym полонь, болонь
NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme lingură
meaning 1 spoon
direction →
meaning 2 tadpole
reference Andrianov, Mixalchi 1954: 498
comment

Also lingura-popii
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme поварёшка (povarëška)
meaning 1 big spoon
direction →
meaning 2 tadpole (dialect)
reference
comment ОЛЯ, серия лексико-словообразовательная, вып. 1, 33

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