The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

black → pleasant 1 realization Unique

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

ACCEPTED Realization 1
type		Polysemy
language		Sanskrit
lexeme		rāma
meaning 1	dark, dark-coloured, black
direction	—
meaning 2	pleasing, pleasant, charming, lovely, beautiful
reference		MW: 877
comment		Meaning "beautiful" already in Mahabharata; meaning "dark" in Atharva-veda. Also, name of various mythical personages (in Veda two Rāmas are mentioned with the patr. Mārgaveya and Aupatasvini etc.)