mother origin 5 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme majka
meaning 1 mother
direction
meaning 2 origin


reference HJP
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Old Tupian
lexeme sy
meaning 1 mother
direction
meaning 2 (figurative) origin; beginning
reference Navarro 2013: 450, column 1
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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Old Tupian
lexeme sy
meaning 1 mother
direction
meaning 2 (figurative) origin; beginning
reference Navarro 2013: 450, column 1
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme мать
meaning 1 mother
direction
meaning 2 origin

Лень - мать всех пороков.

reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme мајка (majka)
meaning 1 mother

мајка мила


dear mother

direction
meaning 2 basis, foundation

Опрезност је мајка мудрости. 


Caution is the foundation of wisdom.

reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 669
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