spirit (supernatural being)
→
smell (n.)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Borrowing | |
| Language | Gagauz | |
| Lexeme | ruh | |
| Meaning 1 | spirit, soul | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | odour, fragrance | руху кескин strong smell |
| Reference | Gajdarži et al. 1973: 385 | |
| Comment | From Arabian rūḥ- 'spirit, soul, breath' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme 1 | дух (dukh) | |
| Lexeme 2 | духи (dukhi), душистый (dushistyj) | |
| Meaning 1 | spirit | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | perfume, smelly | |
| Reference | ||
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