wolf
→
February
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 7442 | rut | → | February | Open |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Basque | |
| lexeme 1 | otso | |
| lexeme 2 | otsail | |
| meaning 1 | wolf | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | February | |
| reference | OEH | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Estonian | |
| lexeme 1 | susi | |
| lexeme 2 | soekuu | |
| meaning 1 | wolf | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (traditional, rare) February | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | Also sudenkuu '(traditional, rare) February' from susi 'wolf' |
|
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Estonian | |
| lexeme 1 | hunt | |
| lexeme 2 | hundikuu | |
| meaning 1 | wolf | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (traditional, rare) February | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
because the rut of wolves occurs during February, compare Võro radokuu 'February' from rado 'rut' + kuu 'moon, month'.