finger / toe → finger-ring 2 realizations FAMILY: Indo-European
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Cognates
language 1 Middle Persian (Pahlavi)
language 2 Kurdish
lexeme 1 angušt
lexeme 2 gustīl (курманджи), angustīla (сорани)
meaning 1 finger
meaning 2 ring
reference
comment In Kurdish it is considered to be the derivative of the lost word *angust 'finger'. The reflexes of this word meaning 'finger' can be found in many languages: Mazandarani, Kasha'I, Sedehi, Sivandi.
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 перст (perst)
lexeme 2 перстень (persten')
meaning 1 finger
direction —
meaning 2 ring
reference
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