horn
→
fenugreek
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
long (up to 10 cm) and narrow (4-5 mm) seedpods resemble animal horns.
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Motivation | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme 1 | κέρας | |
| Lexeme 2 | αἰγόκερας | |
| Meaning 1 | horn | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fenugreek | |
| Reference | LSJ | |
| Comment | 'goat horn' |
|
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Motivation | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme 1 | κέρας | |
| Lexeme 2 | βούκερας | |
| Meaning 1 | horn | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fenugreek | |
| Reference | LSJ | |
| Comment | 'bull horn' |
|
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Motivation | |
| Language | Finnish | |
| Lexeme 1 | sarvi | |
| Lexeme 2 | sarviapila | |
| Meaning 1 | horn | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fenugreek | |
| Reference | Vahros, Ščerbakov 2007 | |
| Comment | 'horned clover' |
|
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Motivation | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme 1 | Bockshorn | |
| Lexeme 2 | Bockshornklee | |
| Meaning 1 | horn | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fenugreek | |
| Reference | Duden | |
| Comment | 'horn of a buck' + 'clover' |
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