light, bright, clear
—
white
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Semantic evolution | |
| Language 1 | Old Irish | |
| Language 2 | Scottish Gaelic | |
| Lexeme 1 | gel | |
| Lexeme 2 | geal | |
| Meaning 1 | light, bright, clear | gort gel bright grass (in Summer) |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | white | geal na sula the white of the eye |
| Reference | eDIL MACLENNAN: 177 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Serbian | |
| Lexeme | бео (beo) | |
| Meaning 1 | light, bright, clear | бела искра, бела муња bright spark, bright lightning |
| Direction | ← | |
| Meaning 2 | white | бела марама, бели цвет white scarf, white flower |
| Reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 77 | |
| Comment | ||
in Scottish Gaelic - OI gel 'bright, clear, - SC geal 'white'