The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

to do, act → to repaire, mend 1 realization Unique

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

NEW Realization 1
type		Semantic evolution
language 1		Old East Slavic
language 2		Russian
lexeme 1		чинити
lexeme 2		чинить
meaning 1	to do	Мнѣ не воставши смотрить, что кто иметь чинити по моемъ животѣ I will not be able to find out who will do what after my death
direction	—
meaning 2	to repaire, to mend	чинить машину repair the car
reference		Sreznevskij: III: 1518
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