to turn sour to be late 1 realization
NEW Realization 1
type Cognates
language 1 Russian
language 2 Serbian
lexeme 1 kisnut'
lexeme 2 kasniti
meaning 1 to turn sour
direction
meaning 2 to be late каснити на ручак
to be late for dinner
reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 526
comment ЭССЯ 13: 246-247. According to Trubachev, the Serb. каснити and similar verbs in other Southern Slavic languages were derived from the adj. *kъsьnъ "sour". Trubacheb proposes the evolution path "sour" -> "late"