stairs, ladder → stirrup 4 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Belarusan
lexeme стрэмя
meaning 1 (полеск. диал) веревка с крюком и петлями для ног для подъема на дерево за бортью
direction →
meaning 2 stirrup (lit.)
reference
comment Based on the meaning of the Polesye word in НРЭ the source meaning for the Slav. *stremę / *stremenь is supposed to be 'step, stairs'. Also the Serb.-Cr. Stramica 'ladder for a cart', Olon. Стром 'a ladder made from a tree trunk with knots'
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme scară
meaning 1 stairs
direction →
meaning 2 stirrup
reference DEX98
comment From the Lat. scala 'stairs'
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 стремянка (stremjanka)
lexeme 2 стремя (stremja)
meaning 1 stairs
direction ←
meaning 2 stirrup
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Derivation
language Turkish
lexeme 1 üzğü
lexeme 2 üzengi
meaning 1 stairs
direction →
meaning 2 stirrup
reference
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