blister
→
cell (in biology)
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Estonian | |
| Lexeme | rakk | |
| Meaning 1 | blister | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cell (in biology) | Inimene koosneb 100 000 miljardist rakust. A human being is comprised of 100 000 billion cells. |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | From Proto-Finnic *rakko. Cognate with Finnish rakko 'bladder; blister', Votic rakko 'bladder; blister', Livvi rakko 'blister', Ingrian rakko 'bladder; blister' and Ludian rakk 'blister'. The definition of 'cell' was gained in literary language. | |