The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

ACCEPTED Realization 1
type		Polysemy
language		Amharic
lexeme		ḳoyyä
meaning 1	to wait, wait for, await	bäl ḳoyyaññ abrän ʔənhedallän 'I say, wait for me, we shall go together'
direction	—
meaning 2	to last; to be late; to remain (in a place), to stay, to linger	bəzu ḳoyyä 'he remained a long time'
reference
comment		(K 813)

ACCEPTED Realization 2
type		Polysemy
language		Ancient Greek
lexeme		μένω
meaning 1	to wait	μένω δ᾽ ἀκοῦσαι πῶς ἀγὼν κριθήσεται I wait to hear what will be the result of the struggle. Aesch.
direction	—
meaning 2	to remain, to stay	πάντα χωρεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν μένει Herillus ap. Plat. everything moves and nothing rests
reference		LSJ
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 4
type		Polysemy
language		Tigrinya
lexeme		ṣänḥe
meaning 1	to wait	ʔabzi täsälifna nəṣnəḥayom 'let us take the field here and wait for them'
direction	—
meaning 2	to stay, stop, tarry, linger; to remain, to last, to be around; to be late, tardy	däḥar ʔəntäṣänḥu wärḥi kəllətä wärḥi ʔiyyom 'of course, if they stay one or two months [they will get what they want]']
reference
comment		(KT 2583).