can, to be able → strong 4 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Geez
lexeme 1 kǝhla
lexeme 2 kahāli
meaning 1 can, be able, have power, be valid kʷǝllo ya-təkəl ʔədeka la-gabir 'all that you hand can do' (Eccl. 9:10)
direction →
meaning 2 mighty, strong ṣənuʕ wa-kahāli ’strong and mighty’ (Ruth 2:1); za-kona kahāle ba-ḳālu wa-ba-məgbāru ‚who is strong in his word and in his deed’ (Luc. 24:19)
reference
comment (LLA 812-813).
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme valeo
meaning 1 to be in power, to be able quae enumerare vales 'everything that you can enumerate'
direction —
meaning 2 to be strong dextrae ad caedendum valent;
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 мочь (moč')
lexeme 2 мощь (mošč')
meaning 1 to be able
direction →
meaning 2 power, possession of force as the source of supremacy a. Государственная мощь 'the national might'. b. Военная мощь 'the military might'.
reference
comment Vasmer: The Proto-Slav. *moktь from *mogo§ "I can"; related to the Got. mahts "might, force", Old High Germ., Mid. High Germ. maht - the same.
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Derivation
language Tigre
lexeme 1 daḳba
lexeme 2 dāḳəb
meaning 1 to be able, to endure dạʔam la-ḥašil la-ḥesāsom la-satā ʔəgəl ləsrar ʔi-daḳba 'but the jackal who drank their butter could not jump'
direction →
meaning 2 strong dāḳəb wazāwəzakka 'the strong one shakes you'
reference
comment (LH 525).

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