Presumably it goes back to the combination of words navis ‛ship’ and agere ‛to put into action, to guide’. In a number of modern languages, the verbs going back to navigare can be used as transitives meaning ‛to drive a vehicle’ — not necessarilt a ship/boat, cf. to navigate a ship, to navigate a plane etc. (Majsak, Rakhilina 2007).
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Type
Derivation
Language
Nganasan
Lexeme 1
ŋənduj
Lexeme 2
ŋəntəu-
Meaning 1
one paddle boat
Direction
→
Meaning 2
to go by row-boat
Reference
Related Languages
Comment
The verb denotes the type of moving on the water which is most typical for the Nganasan people (Majsak, Rakhilina 2007).
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Type
Derivation
Language
Armenian
Lexeme 1
nav
Lexeme 2
navel
Meaning 1
boat
Direction
→
Meaning 2
to go by boat
Reference
Related Languages
Comment
Cf. the verb navarkel with a similar meaning (Majsak, Rakhilina 2007).
ACCEPTED
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Type
Derivation
Language
Indonesian
Lexeme 1
kapal
Lexeme 2
berkapal
Meaning 1
boat
Direction
→
Meaning 2
to go by boat
Reference
Related Languages
Comment
Cf. berperahu ‛to go by boat’ (< perahu ‛boat’), bersampan ‛to go by boat’ (< sampan ‛boat, canoe’), berakit ‛to go by raft’ (< rakit ‛raft’) (Majsak, Rakhilina 2007).
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Type
Derivation
Language
Dutch
Lexeme 1
kanoë (?)
Lexeme 2
kanoën
Meaning 1
canoe
Direction
→
Meaning 2
to canoe
Reference
Related Languages
Comment
Cf. kajakken ‛to go by kayak’ or waterfietsen ‛to go by a surfbike’, derived from the corresponding names of floatation devices (Majsak, Rakhilina 2007).