key (of a door) → clavicle 20 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme κλείς
meaning 1 key
meaning 2 collar bone
reference
comment Possibly it has been calqued into Latin from Greek. LSJ 957
NEW Realization 2
type Derivation
language Belarusan
lexeme 1 ключ
lexeme 2 ключыца
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference Slounik.org
comment
NEW Realization 3
type Derivation
language Bulgarian
lexeme 1 ключ
lexeme 2 ключица
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference RNBE
comment
NEW Realization 4
type Derivation
language Croatian
lexeme 1 kljȗč
lexeme 2 ključna kost
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference <personally collected data>
comment
NEW Realization 5
type Derivation
language Czech
lexeme 1 klíč
lexeme 2 klíční kost
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference SSJČ
comment
NEW Realization 6
type Derivation
language Danish
lexeme 1 nøgle
lexeme 2 nøgleben
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference Krymova et al. 2004
comment
NEW Realization 7
type Derivation
language Dutch
lexeme 1 sleutel
lexeme 2 sleutelbeen
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference Mironov 1987
comment
NEW Realization 8
type Internal cognates
language French
lexeme 1 clé
lexeme 2 clavicule
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference <personally collected data>
comment
NEW Realization 9
type Derivation
language German
lexeme 1 Schlüssel
lexeme 2 Schlüsselbein
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference Duden
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Derivation
language Hungarian
lexeme 1 kulcs
lexeme 2 kulcssont
meaning 1 key
meaning 2 collar bone (lit. Key bone)
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Derivation
language Latin
lexeme 1 clavis
lexeme 2 clavicula
meaning 1 key
meaning 2 collar bone
reference
comment It has been borrowed in a number of languages, including the Engl. clavicle'. The semantic relationship can be calqued as well: cf. the Rus. ключ - ключица. The Latin path is presumably the calque from Greek. Glare 335
NEW Realization 12
type Derivation
language Latvian
lexeme 1 atslēga
lexeme 2 atslēgas kauls
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference Tezaurs.lv
comment
NEW Realization 13
type Derivation
language Lithuanian
lexeme 1 raktas
lexeme 2 raktikaulis
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference LRŽ
comment
NEW Realization 14
type Derivation
language Macedonian
lexeme 1 клуч
lexeme 2 клучна коска
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference DRMJ
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 ключ (ključ)
lexeme 2 ключица (ključica)
meaning 1 a key
direction —
meaning 2 clavicle
reference
comment Latin calque.
NEW Realization 16
type Derivation
language Serbian
lexeme 1 кључ
lexeme 2 кључна кост
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference <personally collected data>
comment
NEW Realization 17
type Derivation
language Slovak
lexeme 1 kľúč
lexeme 2 kľúčna kosť
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference <personally collected data>
comment
NEW Realization 18
type Derivation
language Slovenian
lexeme 1 ključ
lexeme 2 ključnica
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference <personally collected data>
comment
NEW Realization 19
type Derivation
language Swedish
lexeme 1 nyckel
lexeme 2 nyckelben
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference SAOB
comment
NEW Realization 20
type Derivation
language Ukrainian
lexeme 1 ключ
lexeme 2 ключиця
meaning 1 key (of a door)
direction →
meaning 2 clavicle
reference SUM-11
comment

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