miserable, unhappy → dear, darling 1 realization
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Breton
lexeme kaez
meaning 1 unfortunate, miserable
direction →
meaning 2 dear (= beloved)
reference
comment Mid.-Breton. quaez 'captive, unfortunate' related to the Wel. caeth, cacht 'slave' < Lat. captus 'captive' Buck 1113

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