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 | |