big
↔
strong
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | μέγας | |
| meaning 1 | big, large | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | strong, mighty | ἄνεμος, ἰαχή, σεισμός wind, cry, earthquake |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Semantic evolution | |
| language 1 | Middle English | |
| language 2 | English | |
| lexeme | big | |
| meaning 1 | Of living beings: Of great strength or power; strong, stout, mighty | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | Of great size, bulk, or extent; large | |
| reference | ||
| comment | OED | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Selkup | |
| lexeme | варг ~ варӷ | |
| meaning 1 | big | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | strong | |
| reference | Consolidated Selkup | |
| comment | ||