to break (tr.) buckthorn (Frangula) 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Armenian
lexeme 1 bekel (բեկել)
lexeme 2 bekteni (բեկտենի)
meaning 1 (dated) to break
direction
meaning 2 buckthorn
reference Galstjan 1984: 122
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language Latin
lexeme 1 frango, -ere
lexeme 2 frangula
meaning 1 to break
direction
meaning 2 buckthorn
reference
comment Glare 730-731
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 крушить (krušit')
lexeme 2 крушина (krušina)
meaning 1 to smash down, shatter, destroy
direction
meaning 2 buckthorn
reference
comment Трубачев (ЭССЯ 13: 48-49) assumes the Latin calque from frangula (< frangere)