root (of a plant) origin 9 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme ῥίζα
meaning 1 root
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meaning 2 kindred, origin
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme ʕirḳ-
meaning 1 root
direction
meaning 2 origin ʕirḳ-u t̲-t̲arā´

the source of mankind (applied to Adam)

reference Lane: 2018-19
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme 1 ̣ʔaṣl-
lexeme 2 ʔaṣl-
meaning 1 root
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meaning 2 origin fulān-u fī ʔaṣl-i ṣidḳ-in 

Such a one is of an excelent origin, or race, or stock

reference Lane: 64-65 BK: I 37
comment Along with the meaning of 'root' there is also the meaning of 'stub, lower part of the tree trunk'.
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Geez
lexeme śərw
meaning 1 root wa-ʔəsma ʔalbo śərwa yabsan (Matth. 13:6)

And it withered, because it did not have root.

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meaning 2 tribe, stock śərwəki wa-zamadəki ʔəm-mədra kanāʔan (Hez. 16:30)

Your tribe and your relatives are from the land of Canaan.

reference LLA: 242
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Karakhanid Uighur
lexeme тӯб
meaning 1 root йиґāҗ тӯбӣ
tree root
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meaning 2 origin тӯблук аран
person of noble origin
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comment МК 5161-5162
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme yaʒguur
meaning 1 root бургас модны язгуур
osier root
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meaning 2 origin, kin өндөр язгуур
high, noble origin
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Osetin
lexeme wīdag | wedagæ
meaning 1 root meti buni xalsartæn næ basujǯænæj sæ wedagæ
under the snow the plant root will not freeze
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meaning 2 origin mæn medægæ saw tog næ tæǯuj - dæn wedag æ Tægærtæj
I have no black blood in my veins - I come from the Tagarovs' family
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comment Абаев 1, 106
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme koren'
meaning 1 root
direction
meaning 2 root У меня цыганские корни 'I am of gypsy origin'.
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NEW Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme kök
meaning 1 root (of a plant)

Tohum saç ve yoluna devam et. Tohum iyiyse eğer, kök salacaktır.


You drop seeds, and you move on. If the seeds are good, they'll take root.

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meaning 2 origin

Bu özelliklerin ikisi de sözcüğün Yunanca köküyle bağlantılıdır


Both of these features link up with the Greek origin of the word

reference Baskakov 1977: 565 glosbe.com
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