to go down → to begin (tr.) 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Kurdish
lexeme daketin
meaning 1 to go down
direction →
meaning 2 to begin (tr.) daketin şer; daketin rê
to engage in battle; to start out, to hit the road
reference Kurdoev 1960: 178
comment Probably 'to go down' > 'to enter' > 'to begin, to start'.

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