to give birth
→
mother
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Kannada | |
| lexeme 1 | janana | |
| lexeme 2 | janani | |
| meaning 1 | birth, origin of anything | Both words are derived from Sanscrit borrowings. The way and time of borrowings are unclear. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | mother | |
| reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 403 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme 1 | родить | |
| lexeme 2 | родительница | |
| meaning 1 | to give birth | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | mother | |
| reference | BAS | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Sanskrit | |
| lexeme 1 | jan | |
| lexeme 2 | janani | |
| meaning 1 | to give birth | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | mother | |
| reference | MW: 411 | |
| comment | Also 410: jan "to beget, produce etc." | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Telugu | |
| lexeme 1 | jananam | |
| lexeme 2 | janani, janayitri | |
| meaning 1 | birth, origin | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | mother | |
| reference | Gwynn Telugu Dictionary: 201 | |
| comment | Also, originally, from Sanskrit: jan 'to give birth, produce, beget' MW page 411 | |