this way, like this yes 5 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Belarusan
lexeme так
meaning 1 so, thus
direction
meaning 2 YES,
reference Slounik.org
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Gothic
lexeme ja
meaning 1 thus, so
direction
meaning 2 yes
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Semantic evolution
language 1 Latin
language 2 Medieval Latin
lexeme sic
meaning 1 thus
direction
meaning 2 yes Sic et Non
Yes and No (work of Peter Abelard)
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comment From sic est 'thus is'. Descendants are Sicilian sè, Catalan sí, Friulian sì, Galician si, Italian sì, Old Portuguese si, Portuguese sim (with nasalization of the vowel under the influence of não or mim), Romansch (Puter, Vallader) schi, Spanish sí 'yes'
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Polish
lexeme tak
meaning 1 like this; so (in this way) Ona mi tak powiedziała. Ja to robię tak.
She told me so. I do it like this
direction
meaning 2 yes Zrobiłeś to? - Tak.
Did you do that? - Yes, (I did).
reference WSJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Ukrainian
lexeme так
meaning 1 thus На лови він їздив удень і вночи риба йому йшла до рук, як приворожена. Так він проживав — цей сліпий дід (Юрій Яновський)
He went fishing during the day and at night the fish went to his hands as if bewitched. That's how he lived - this blind old man.
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meaning 2 yes Вона.. почала пригадувати, де вона, що з нею... Це ж її хата? Так, її... (Панас Мирний)
She ... began to remember where she was, what was wrong with her ... Is this her house? Yes, its ...
reference SUM-11
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