snake dragon 7 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Hebrew
Lexeme tannīn
Meaning 1 serpent; crocodile
Direction
Meaning 2 sea-monster, sea-dragon
Reference HALOT: 1764 SED II: no. 227
Comment The same polysemy also in other Semitic cognates.
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Avestan
Lexeme aži
Meaning 1 snake
Direction
Meaning 2 dragon
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment

aži.dahāka 'Azhi Dahaka, name of a mythical serpent in Zoroastrianism'

from Proto-Iranian *Háǰiš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háǰʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis, *h₃égʷʰis 'snake'.

Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 529


ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Internal cognates
Language Bulgarian
Lexeme 1 змия
Lexeme 2 змей
Meaning 1 snake
Direction
Meaning 2 dragon

змей горянин


mountain dragon

Reference <personally collected data>
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Cognates
Language Russian
Lexeme 1 змея
Lexeme 2 змей
Meaning 1 snake
Direction
Meaning 2 dragon
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Sanskrit
Lexeme áhi (अहि)
Meaning 1 snake, serpent

ahirna jūrṇāmati sarpati tvacamatyo na krīḷannasaradvṛṣā hariḥ


He glideth like a serpent from his ancient skin, and like a playful horse the Tawny Steer hath run. (Ṛgveda 9.86.44)

Direction
Meaning 2 Vritra, an Asura and also a serpent or dragon, the personification of drought and enemy of Indra, he is said to have had three heads.
Reference MW
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Cognates
Language Serbian
Lexeme 1 змија (zmija)
Lexeme 2 змај (zmaj)
Meaning 1 snake

змија отровница


poisonous snake

Direction
Meaning 2 dragon

седмоглави змај


seven-headed dragon

Reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 438
Comment
NEW Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Sumerian
Lexeme ušumgallu
Meaning 1 great dragon

ĝeštukul ušumgal-gin7 ad6 gu7-a aga-silig-ĝu10 mu-da-an-ĝal2-la-am3 (Ninurta's return to Nibru: a šir-gida-song to Ninurta : 133)


I bear the weapon which devours corpses like a dragon, my agasilig axe.


Direction
Meaning 2 snake, type of serpent

ur-saĝ dumu ama dili-me-eš 7-me-eš / 1-am3 šeš-gal-bi šu piriĝ-ĝa2 umbin ḫu-ri2-in-na / 2-kam-ma muš-šag4-tur3 ... / 3-kam-ma muš ušum-gal … (Gilgameš and Ḫuwawa : 36-39)


Now there are seven warriors, sons of a single mother. The first, their eldest brother, has lion's paws and eagle's talons. The second is a …… snake, ……. The third is a dragon snake ... .

Reference PSD: electronic version
Comment

In the meaning B lexeme can be provided with the determinative for snakes muš ušumgal. The word ušum means "snake" as its own, and ušumgal consists of two parts, namely noun ušum and adjective gal meaning literally "great snake".