#2605 to stand → to help, aid 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme ḳomä
meaning 1 to stand, be on one's feet, be erect bäṭatu ḳomä ‘to stand on tiptoe’
direction →
meaning 2 to protect, assist läsäfiw həzb ḳomä 'to provide support to the broad masses'
reference
comment (K 805). In the meaning B probably always demands the preposition lä 'for' or a marker of benefactive.
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language Latin
lexeme 1 sto, -are
lexeme 2 assisto, -ere
meaning 1 to stand
direction →
meaning 2 to help, aid
reference <personally collected data>
comment

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