pig (Sus scrofa) capybara 8 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Borrowing
Language 1 Ancient Greek
Language 2 New Latin
Lexeme 1 χοῖρος
Lexeme 2 hydrochoerus
Meaning 1 pig (Sus scrofa)
Direction
Meaning 2 capybara
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment

Linnaeus, 1766

ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Derivation
Language Armenian
Lexeme 1 xozuk (խոզուկ)
Lexeme 2 ǰraxozuk (ջրախոզուկ)
Meaning 1 dim. from xoz (խոզ) 'pig'
Direction
Meaning 2 capybara
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Derivation
Language English
Lexeme 1 hog
Lexeme 2 water hog
Meaning 1 pig (Sus scrofa)
Direction
Meaning 2 capybara
Reference OED
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Derivation
Language English
Lexeme 1 pig
Lexeme 2 water pig
Meaning 1 pig (Sus scrofa)
Direction
Meaning 2 capybara
Reference OED
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Derivation
Language Finnish
Lexeme 1 sika
Lexeme 2 vesisika
Meaning 1 pig (Sus scrofa)
Direction
Meaning 2 (dated) capybara
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Derivation
Language German
Lexeme 1 Schwein
Lexeme 2 Wasserschwein
Meaning 1 pig (Sus scrofa)
Direction
Meaning 2 capybara
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Derivation
Language Mandarin Chinese
Lexeme 1 tún (豚)
Lexeme 2 shuǐtún (水豚)
Meaning 1 pig (Sus scrofa)
Direction
Meaning 2 capybara
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Derivation
Language Russian
Lexeme 1 свинка
Lexeme 2 водосвинка
Meaning 1 dim. from свинья 'pig'
Direction
Meaning 2 capybara
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment