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“kin”

12 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them close a name against 2 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Dwarf, has 2.

Dwarf


Fantasy races

ek final · sif final

  • Skalek

    Skal shield + ek kin

    shield kin

  • Grothek

    Groth stern + ek kin

    stern kin

  • Tarnek

    Tarn lake + ek kin

    lake kin

  • Ulfasif

    Ulfa wolf + sif kin

    wolf kin

  • Gildasif

    Gilda gilded + sif kin

    gilded kin

  • Runasif

    Runa rune + sif kin

    rune kin

Giant


Creatures

nathir final · nathra final

  • Snaevalnathir

    Snaeval snow peak + nathir kin

    snow peak kin

  • Sturgalnathir

    Sturgal squall + nathir kin

    squall kin

  • Stormvaldnathir

    Stormvald storm + nathir kin

    storm kin

  • Nordrilnathra

    Nordril polar night + nathra kin

    polar night kin

  • Hrimgelnathra

    Hrimgel rime + nathra kin

    rime kin

  • Marbilnathra

    Marbil marble + nathra kin

    marble kin

Troll


Creatures

mog final · magga final

  • Buldmog

    Buld cobble + mog kin

    cobble kin

  • Vugmog

    Vug crevice + mog kin

    crevice kin

  • Trogmog

    Trog tunnel + mog kin

    tunnel kin

  • Brammagga

    Bram bramble + magga kin

    bramble kin

  • Ragmagga

    Rag rough stone + magga kin

    rough stone kin

  • Klumpmagga

    Klump clod + magga kin

    clod kin

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

nak final

  • Skarnnak

    Skarn scar + nak kin

    scar kin

  • Vorthnak

    Vorth front + nak kin

    front kin

  • Vesthnak

    Vesth vigil + nak kin

    vigil kin

French


Real world

Cuné initial

  • Cunéswinde

    Cuné kin + swinde strong

    kin strong

  • Cunéburge

    Cuné kin + burge fortress

    kin fortress

  • Cunégarde

    Cuné kin + garde enclosure

    kin enclosure

German


Real world

Kuni initial

  • Kuniswinda

    Kuni kin + swinda strong

    kin strong

  • Kunidrude

    Kuni kin + drude strength

    kin strength

  • Kuniburgis

    Kuni kin + burgis fortress

    kin fortress

Mermaid


Creatures

nia final

  • Sirennia

    Siren siren call + nia kin

    siren call kin

  • Selisnia

    Selis moonlight + nia kin

    moonlight kin

  • Anthelnia

    Anthel sea flower + nia kin

    sea flower kin

Vampire


Creatures

ov final

  • Blutov

    Blut blood + ov kin

    blood-kin

  • Turnov

    Turn tower + ov kin

    tower-kin

  • Grabov

    Grab grave + ov kin

    grave-kin

Witch


People

cara final

  • Malcara

    Mal apple + cara kin

    apple kin

  • Derncara

    Dern dread + cara kin

    dread kin

  • Ivycara

    Ivy wall climber + cara kin

    wall climber kin

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “kin”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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