<foreigner> → rooster 3 realizations FAMILY: Indo-European
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme Περσικός
meaning 1 Persian
direction →
meaning 2 cock
reference
comment Aristophanes has it Περσικὴ ὄρνις
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme Μῆδος
meaning 1 resident of Media
direction →
meaning 2 cock
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme gallus
meaning 1 gall
direction →
meaning 2 cock
reference
comment Possibly gallus 'cock' goes back to *galsos, which is related to the Slav. *golsъ 'voice'

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