to ask, inquire → to torture 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Church Slavonic
lexeme изтѩзати
meaning 1 to ask
direction —
meaning 2 to torture
reference
comment ЭССЯ 9, 77
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Cognates
language 1 Polish
language 2 Russian
lexeme 1 pytać
lexeme 2 пытать
meaning 1 to ask
direction —
meaning 2 to torture
reference
comment

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