alder (tree)
→
blood
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Finnish | |
Lexeme | leppä | |
Meaning 1 | alder (tree); grey alder (Alnus incana) | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | (archaic, euphemistic) blood | |
Reference | Vahros, Ščerbakov 2007 | |
Comment |
The euphemistic sense "blood" comes from the fact that the wood of the alder tree turns red when cut.