palate
→
to chew
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Cognates | |
| language 1 | Classical Arabic | |
| language 2 | Geez | |
| lexeme 1 | ḥanak- | |
| lexeme 2 | ḥanaka | |
| meaning 1 | palate, soft palate | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to munch, to chew, to eat | |
| reference | Lane: 659 CDG: 237 | |
| comment | From PWS *ḥVnVk-, *ḥink- 'palate' (SED I No. 124; Kogan 2015: 84). The nominal root itself is not attested in Ethio-Semitic (Geez), but the semantic shift 'palate' > 'to munch, to chew' is unproblematic, anyway. | |