bear (Ursus) → Big Dipper (Ursa Major) 3 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 38516)
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme 1 ἄρκτος
lexeme 2 Ἄρκτος
meaning 1 bear (Ursus)
direction →
meaning 2 Big Dipper
reference LSJ
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 38517)
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme ṛ́kṣaḥ (ऋक्षः)
meaning 1 bear (Ursus)
direction →
meaning 2 Big Dipper
reference <personally collected data>
comment

RV 1.24.10 and TA 1.11.2

Witzel M. The Pleiades and the Bears viewed from inside the Vedic texts, Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies, 5.2, 1999

Witzel, M. Autochthonous Aryans? The Evidence from Old Indian and Iranian Texts, Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies, 7 (3): 72, 2001

NEW Realization 3 (ID: 38582)
type Polysemy
language Selkup
lexeme мыдэл ара
meaning 1 bear (Ursus)
direction →
meaning 2 Big Dipper
reference <personally collected data>
comment

euphemism, affectionate name for a bear, lit. 'younger brother-old man'

Narym dialect

https://dict.fu-lab.ru/term?tid=1021445