<furniture> <office> 8 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Semantic evolution
Language 1 Ancient Greek
Language 2 Modern Greek
Lexeme τράπεζα
Meaning 1 table
Direction
Meaning 2 bank
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language English
Lexeme bench
Meaning 1 bench
Direction
Meaning 2 institution Treasury bench
Treasury bench
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language French
Lexeme bureau
Meaning 1 desk bureau d'acajou
mahogany desk
Direction
Meaning 2 office se rendre à son bureau
to go to one's office
Reference CNRTL
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Italian
Lexeme banco
Meaning 1 bench
Direction
Meaning 2 court andare al banco
1) to come to court 2) to go on trial
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Comment Cf. also the Eng. bank from Old Ital. banca 'bench', 'money changer'
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme stol
Meaning 1 table
Direction
Meaning 2 table папортный стол, военно-учетный стол
Passport office, military service office
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ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme lavka
Meaning 1 bench сесть на лавку
to sit on a bench
Direction
Meaning 2 shop бакалейная лавка
grocery shop
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Turkish
Lexeme masa
Meaning 1 table yazı masası
desk
Direction
Meaning 2 a department in a state institution kaçakçılık masası
illegal trafficking office
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Comment из романских языков?
NEW Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language Zulu
Lexeme i-bhange
Meaning 1 bench
Direction
Meaning 2 bank
Reference Луцков А.Д. Зулу-Русский словарь 2014: 19
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