to flow ↔ to run 20 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme ῥέω
meaning 1 to flow φάραγγες ὕδατι ῥέουσαι
gorges where the water flows
direction →
meaning 2 to rush ῥέων στρατὸς ἔστειχε
The army rushed forward fiercely
reference
comment LSJ 1568
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Cognates
language 1 Avestan
language 2 Khwaresmian
lexeme 1 drav-
lexeme 2 βzrw-
meaning 1 to run (a deva)
meaning 2 to flow, to overflow
reference
comment βzrw- < *abi-drāuaia
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme جَرَى ğarāˊ
meaning 1 to flow (of water)
direction ←
meaning 2 to run
reference Lane: 415-416
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme strömen
meaning 1 to flow das Blut strömt durch die Adern
the blood is flowing in the veins
direction →
meaning 2 to rush die Menge strömte in den Saal
People darted (gravitated) into the hall
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme correre
meaning 1 to flow
direction →
meaning 2 to run
reference <personally collected data>
comment https://dizionari.repubblica.it/Italiano/C/correre.html
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Kazakh
lexeme ағу
meaning 1 to flow
direction →
meaning 2 to run
reference Syzdykova, Xusain (eds.) 2008: 24
comment
NEW Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Komi-Permyak
lexeme котӧртны
meaning 1 to flow
direction ←
meaning 2 to run
reference <personally collected data>
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Cognates
language 1 Lithuanian
language 2 Russian
lexeme 1 bė́gti
lexeme 2 бежать (bežat')
meaning 1 to run, to flow (water)
direction —
meaning 2 когнаты
reference
comment В.С.Расторгуева, Д.И.Эдельман. Этимологический словарь иранских языков. том.2. М. Восточная литература. 2003. Стр.58
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language 1 Old Church Slavonic
language 2 Old East Slavic
lexeme тещи
meaning 1 to flow воды рЬчьныя сЬмо и овамо текошя
direction ←
meaning 2 to run i дроугы оученикъ тече скорЬе петра
reference
comment Ст.-слав.сл. 694
NEW Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Raga (Hano)
lexeme rovo
meaning 1 to flow
direction —
meaning 2 to run
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 401
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Semantic evolution
language 1 Romanian
language 2 Latin
lexeme 1 a curge
lexeme 2 curro, -ere
meaning 1 to flow Curge izvorul, grîul răsare acolo pe unde trec urmele tăle
the strem is flowing, the wheat is growing where your traces are (Gr. Viyaru)
direction ←
meaning 2 to run
reference DER
comment currere > a cure > a curge DER Glare 476
ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme утекать (utekat')
meaning 1 to leak, to ooze (liquids) Вся вода утекла.
The water leeked away
direction ←
meaning 2 to escape Вот мы, ...как утекли из монастыря, так ни о чем уж и не думаем. (Пушкин) 'As for us, since we have ran away from the monastery, we do not think about anything any more.' (Pushkin)
reference
comment Cf. also from Dal': ·*South., ·*West. (also Mezenj, Kola) to run, to run away, to go away running, to run for one's life, to escape. Убегшыя, яже утекоша к царю вавилонску, Иерм. И велели его (Нагова) беречи, чтобы не утек, ·стар. Из церкви вон утекают, ·стхр. Утекай, ожгу (Run away, or I will scald you)! Утек не утек - а побежать можно попытаться (Run away or not, it is worth trying running). Утек - не хвались, а Богу молись (If you escaped, don't boast, but pray to God). Был, у тещи - да рад утекши (I have visited my mother in law and I am happy to have run away)!
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme бежать (bežat')
meaning 1 to run Лошадь бежала рысью.
The horse was trotting
direction →
meaning 2 to flow a. Вода бежит из крана. 'Water is flowing from the tap.'
reference
comment Cf. the more specific 'to boil and overflow' (colloquial) - Молоко бежит, сними его скорей с огня'Milk is overflowing, take it off from the stove'. Самовар бежит 'The samovar is overflowing' (Ushakov).
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Cognates
language 1 Sanskrit
language 2 Old Persian
lexeme 1 dhan-
lexeme 2 dan-
meaning 1 to run, to flow
meaning 2 to flow (river)
reference
comment ЭСИЯ 2, 326-327
ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Cognates
language 1 Sanskrit
language 2 Farsi
lexeme 1 dhav-
lexeme 2 dav-
meaning 1 to run, to flow
direction —
meaning 2 to run
reference ЭСИЯ
comment MW 513, ЭСИЯ 2, 384
ACCEPTED Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme correr
meaning 1 to run correr por la ciudad
to run through the city
direction →
meaning 2 to flow (water, river) el río Don corre por la estepa ucraniana
The river Don flows through the Ukranian steppe
reference
comment Narumov 1995: 228
ACCEPTED Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Veps
lexeme ǵoksta
meaning 1 to flow
direction —
meaning 2 to run
reference Zajceva, Mullonen 1972: 87
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Yakut
lexeme сүүр-
meaning 1 to run хоско сүүрэн киир-
to run into the room
direction —
meaning 2 to flow, to stream 1) уу сүүрэр
1) water is running 2) blood is flowing out of my nose 3) tears are flowing on his face
reference
comment

ЯРС 352. Cf. Also the riddle атаҕа суох сүүрэр 'It has no legs but it runs' (river).

Для 2-го значения нет оригиналов для примеров 2 и 3
NEW Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Yuwaalaraay
lexeme banaga-y
meaning 1 to flow (water)
direction ←
meaning 2 to run
reference Ash et al. 2003: 32
comment
NEW Realization 20
type Polysemy
language Yuwaalayaay
lexeme banaga-y
meaning 1 to flow (water)
direction ←
meaning 2 to run
reference Ash et al. 2003: 32
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