The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

naked, bare → genitalia 1 realization Unique

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

ACCEPTED Realization 1
type		Derivation
language		Ancient Hebrew
lexeme 1		ʕeryā
lexeme 2		ʕerwā
meaning 1	bareness, nakedness	ʕerom wəʕeryā (Ezk. 16:7) naked and bare
direction	→
meaning 2	nakedness, genital area of a man or of a woman	wa-ʕăśē lāhem miknəsē-bād ləkassot bəśar ʕerwā (Ex. 28:42) And make for them a loincloth of linen in order to cover the flesh of their genitals.
reference		HALOT: 882-883
comment		The meaning of 'to be nude' is present in genetically related languages (Arabic, Akkadian etc.) as well; meaning B has been registered in Akkadian too.