womb, uterus → origin 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Portuguese
lexeme matriz
meaning 1 womb, uterus
direction →
meaning 2 origin
reference DPLP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme matriz
meaning 1 womb, uterus
direction →
meaning 2 origin
reference DRAE
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Tigre
lexeme rəḥəm
meaning 1 uterus, womb məkkə̣ʔel ṣābəṭ ʔal-ʔarḥām tu, təwalləd wa-la-makānu
Michael is the protector of wombs (=women), both those giving birth and childless
direction →
meaning 2 origin wa-hətu mən rəḥəm ʔarabi
He is of Arabic origin
reference
comment LH 146; the term goes back to the Protosemitic word meaning 'womb'

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