The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

ID	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

Comment
also Sawai n-po I fiɛ 'give him well', 'let', 'permit' Haser 2000, 184

ACCEPTED Realization 1
type		Polysemy
language		Ancient Greek
lexeme		δίδωμι
meaning 1	to give
meaning 2	to permit	δὸς τίσασθαι Ἀλέξανδρον Let me take revenge upon Alexander (Homer)
reference
comment		LSJ 422-423

ACCEPTED Realization 2
type		Polysemy
language		Balinese
lexeme		maaŋ (baaŋ)
meaning 1	give
direction	—
meaning 2	let, permit
reference
comment		Haser 2000, 184

ACCEPTED Realization 3
type		Polysemy
language		Chaha
lexeme		abä
meaning 1	give
direction	→
meaning 2	allow, permit
reference
comment		LGur. 5, 641 (cf. Haser 2000, 184, with wrong etymology)

ACCEPTED Realization 4
type		Polysemy
language		Egyptian
lexeme		dj
meaning 1	give
direction	—
meaning 2	let, allow
reference
comment		Haser 2000, 184

ACCEPTED Realization 5
type		Polysemy
language		Erzya
lexeme		максомс
meaning 1	to give
direction	→
meaning 2	to permit
reference
comment		ЭрзРС 359

ACCEPTED Realization 6
type		Polysemy
language		Finnish
lexeme		antaa
meaning 1	give
direction	—
meaning 2	let, grant, permit
reference
comment		Haser 2000, 184

ACCEPTED Realization 7
type		Polysemy
language		Indonesian
lexeme		beri, memberi(kan)
meaning 1	give
direction	—
meaning 2	permit
reference
comment		Haser 2000, 184

ACCEPTED Realization 8
type		Polysemy
language		Kannada
lexeme		ī- (itt-)
meaning 1	give
direction	—
meaning 2	allow, permit
reference
comment		Haser 2000, 184

ACCEPTED Realization 9
type		Polysemy
language		Karaim
lexeme		бер-
meaning 1	to give
direction	—
meaning 2	to let do smth	1)бермить анар сёзьлямя 1) he does not allow him to speak 2) I did not allow my palate to sin
reference
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 10
type		Polysemy
language		Kilivila
lexeme		-kasali-
meaning 1	present (e. g. coconuts), distribute (e. g. yams)
direction	—
meaning 2	allow
reference
comment		Haser 2000, 184

ACCEPTED Realization 11
type		Polysemy
language		Kui
lexeme		sīva (sīt-)
meaning 1	give
direction	—
meaning 2	allow
reference
comment		Haser 2000, 184

ACCEPTED Realization 12
type		Polysemy
language		Lithuanian
lexeme		dúoti
meaning 1	to give
direction	—
meaning 2	to permit
reference
comment		LRŽ 162

ACCEPTED Realization 13
type		Polysemy
language		Modern Hebrew
lexeme		נָתַן nāṯan
meaning 1	give
direction	—
meaning 2	allow
reference		HAL: root 6406
comment		Haser 2000, 184

ACCEPTED Realization 14
type		Polysemy
language		Romanian
lexeme		a da
meaning 1	to give
meaning 2	to permit
reference
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 15
type		Polysemy
language		Russian
lexeme		davat'
meaning 1	to give	Петя дает Маше яблоко. Petya is giving an apple to Masha
meaning 2	to let	Не дайте ему уйти. Do not let him leave
reference
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 16
type		Polysemy
language		Sanskrit
lexeme		dā
meaning 1	to give
direction	→
meaning 2	to permit , allow
reference		MW
comment		MW 473-474, Кочергина 263-264

SUSPENDED Realization 17
type		Polysemy
language		Sumerian
lexeme		aš
meaning 1	consent, give
direction	—
meaning 2	agree
reference		Haser 2000: 184
comment		Cf.! Attinger, 2021 p. 180, 250: aš "etre un"; dele~aš (compl. verb) "etre un, unique, seul; devenir seul, se retrouver seul".

ACCEPTED Realization 18
type		Polysemy
language		Tamil
lexeme		koṭu
meaning 1	give
direction	—
meaning 2	allow
reference
comment		Haser 2000, 184

ACCEPTED Realization 19
type		Polysemy
language		Tzotzil
lexeme		ʻakʼ
meaning 1	give
direction	—
meaning 2	permit
reference
comment		Haser 2000, 184

NEW Realization 20
type		Polysemy
language		Veps
lexeme		antta
meaning 1	to give
direction	→
meaning 2	to let
reference		Zajceva, Mullonen 1972: 31-32
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 21
type		Polysemy
language		Woleaian
lexeme		faŋa
meaning 1	give, send
direction	—
meaning 2	le, permit
reference
comment		Haser 2000, 184