ship, vessel
→
to sail
5 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Armenian | |
| Lexeme 1 | nav | |
| Lexeme 2 | navel | |
| Meaning 1 | boat | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to go by boat | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Cf. the verb navarkel with a similar meaning (Majsak, Rakhilina 2007). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Dutch | |
| Lexeme 1 | kanoë (?) | |
| Lexeme 2 | kanoën | |
| Meaning 1 | canoe | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to canoe | |
| Reference | ||
| 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). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Indonesian | |
| Lexeme 1 | kapal | |
| Lexeme 2 | berkapal | |
| Meaning 1 | boat | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to go by boat | |
| Reference | ||
| 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). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme 1 | navis | |
| Lexeme 2 | navigo, -are | |
| Meaning 1 | boat | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to go by boat | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | 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). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Nganasan | |
| Lexeme 1 | ŋənduj | |
| Lexeme 2 | ŋəntəu- | |
| Meaning 1 | one paddle boat | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to go by row-boat | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | The verb denotes the type of moving on the water which is most typical for the Nganasan people (Majsak, Rakhilina 2007). | |
Ср. грузинское naosnoba ‛заниматься мореплаванием’ (< naosani ‛моряк’ < navi ‛корабль’). (Майсак, Рахилина 2007)