<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
reference
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme bench
meaning 1 bench
direction →
meaning 2 institution Treasury bench
reference
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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
reference
comment Cf. also the Eng. bank from Old Ital. banca 'bench', 'money changer'
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme стол (stol)
meaning 1 table
direction →
meaning 2 department, section, office, bureau папортный стол, военно-учетный стол
Passport office, military service office
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ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme лавка (lavka)
meaning 1 bench сесть на лавку
to sit on a bench
direction →
meaning 2 shop бакалейная лавка
grocery shop
reference
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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
reference
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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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