mother queen (social insects) 9 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Ancient Greek
lexeme 1 μήτηρ
lexeme 2 μήτρα
meaning 1 mother
direction
meaning 2 queen (bee)
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Bulgarian
lexeme майка (majka)
meaning 1 mother
direction
meaning 2 queen bee Пчелата майка е единствената полово развита женска пчела в пчелното семейство способна да снася оплодени яйца.
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Gamilaraay
lexeme 1 gunii
lexeme 2 guniinii
meaning 1 mother
direction
meaning 2 queen native bee
reference Ash et al. 2003: 97
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Derivation
language Lower Sorbian
lexeme matka
meaning 1 mother (obs.)
direction
meaning 2 queen bee
reference
comment Also in many other Slavic languages ЭССЯ 10, 15-18
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme mamă
meaning 1 mother
direction
meaning 2 queen (bee)
reference MDA2
comment Also archaic mumă
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Rutul
lexeme нин
meaning 1 mother
direction
meaning 2 queen (bee)
reference Alisultanov, Sulejmanova 2019: 278
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Derivation
language Tamil
lexeme 1 tāy
lexeme 2 tāykkaṟaiyāṉ
meaning 1 mother
direction
meaning 2 queen (termites)
reference Tamil lexicon: 1839
comment Meaning 2: Queen ant, found in every nest of termites, regarded as procreative of the whole.
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Derivation
language Yuwaalaraay
lexeme 1 gunii
lexeme 2 guniinii
meaning 1 mother
direction
meaning 2 queen native bee
reference Ash et al. 2003: 97
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ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Derivation
language Yuwaalayaay
lexeme 1 gunii
lexeme 2 guniinii
meaning 1 mother
direction
meaning 2 queen native bee
reference Ash et al. 2003: 97
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