big ↔ strong 4 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
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
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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
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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme mare
meaning 1 big
direction →
meaning 2 strong
reference Andrianov, Mixalchi 1954: 521
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Selkup
lexeme варг ~ варӷ
meaning 1 big
direction —
meaning 2 strong
reference Consolidated Selkup
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