to establish, found
→
mother
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Kannada | |
| Lexeme 1 | dhātṛ | |
| Lexeme 2 | dhātri | |
| Meaning 1 | to establish, found | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | mother | |
| Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 551 | |
| Comment | Meaning 1: to support, to create, establish, found. Maybe better meaning 1 "to support"? Borrowing from Sanskrit, semantic shift was already there. Monier-Williams p 514: dhātrī 'female supporter', dhātṛ 'establisher, founder, creator'. | |