belly → sadness, melancholy 1 realization Unique
NEW Realization 1
type Semantic evolution
language 1 Ancient Greek
language 2 Russian
lexeme 1 ὑποχόνδρια
lexeme 2 хандра/ khandra
meaning 1 belly
direction —
meaning 2 depressive state (linguo-specific)
reference Černyx 1994: 332
comment

Through the decomposition of the original "pohandritj" from lat. hypochondria from Greek. τὰ ὑποχόνδρια "belly, that which is under the sternum cartilage", from χόνδρος "cartilage"; see Chernykh 1994, also - Mi. EW 85; Bernecker I, 384; Bruckner, KZ 45, 38; Macenauer 179.

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