can, to be able
→
grown-up, adult
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Cognates | |
| language 1 | Geez | |
| language 2 | Classical Arabic | |
| lexeme 1 | kǝhla | |
| lexeme 2 | kahl- | |
| meaning 1 | be able, can do things | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | who is of mature age | |
| reference | BK: II 939; LGz. 277 | |
| comment | with further references to cognates in Semitic - Aramaic, Hebrew, ESA, MSA, Ethio-Semitic, with the meaning 'to be able' and its derivatives. | |