leaf
↔
green
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Amharic | |
| lexeme 1 | ḳəṭäl | |
| lexeme 2 | ḳəṭäləyya | |
| meaning 1 | leaf | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | green, olive-green, greenish, leaf-like | |
| reference | AED: 829-830 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Cognates | |
| language 1 | Classical Arabic | |
| language 2 | Akkadian | |
| lexeme 1 | waraḳ- | |
| lexeme 2 | arḳu (warḳu) | |
| meaning 1 | foliage | |
| direction | ← | |
| meaning 2 | yellow, green (as a natural color) | |
| reference | CAD | |
| comment | BK II 1522; CAD a 2, 300. Colour naming comes from Proto-Semitic *wrḳ 'yellow-green' which has a reflex in Arabic but with a meaning 'grey'. |
|
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Evenki | |
| lexeme 1 | абданна | |
| lexeme 2 | абданнама | |
| meaning 1 | leaf (plant) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | green; yellow (the colour of leaves) | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ТМС 1, 5 | |