bone → kinship 4 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme aṭənt
meaning 1 bone läwəššaw aṭənt səṭṭäw
'give the dog a bone!' (Leslau 1973:128)
meaning 2 origin, family aṭənt yasfälləgal;
'descent from a good family (lit. 'bone') is necessary' (K 1339)
reference
comment (K 1339). Cf. also Tigre ʕaṣəm 'bone; kinsman' (LH 491)
NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Buriat
lexeme яhа(н)
meaning 1 bone
direction →
meaning 2 nation, tribe, clan
reference Čeremisov 1973: 802
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme 1 yas
lexeme 2 yastan
meaning 1 bone
direction →
meaning 2 nationality
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Tuvan
lexeme сөөк
meaning 1 bone
meaning 2 tribe, clan, nationality, people
reference
comment Possibly a Mongolian calque.

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