to strike, hit → to bite 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Adyghe
lexeme еон
meaning 1 to strike, hit
direction →
meaning 2 to bite (of snake)

блэр лIым еуагът


the snake bit the man
reference Txarkaxo 1991: 79
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme ṭäḳḳa
meaning 1 'to strike, hit (a bell or phonolith to make it ring)'
direction —
meaning 2 'to bite (dog, wile animal, snake)' bäṭərsu ṭäḳḳa
'to bite, rend with the teeth'
reference
comment K 2128
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme κόπτω
meaning 1 to beat, to hit
direction →
meaning 2 to bite (snake)
reference
comment

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