“water”
15 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 8 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Elf carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Lae initial · nen final · nal final · water final
- Laewain
Lae water + wain wind
water wind
- Laequel
Lae water + quel high
water high
- Laeveth
Lae water + veth peace
water peace
- Maenen
Mae mist + nen water
mist water
- Silnen
Sil silver + nen water
silver water
- Cyrnen
Cyr wind + nen water
wind water
- Bairnal
Bair bold + nal water
bold water
- Elnal
El star + nal water
star water
- Faennal
Faen white + nal water
white water
- Thornwater
Thorn thorn + water water
thorn water
- Nightwater
Night night + water water
night water
- Frostwater
Frost frost + water water
frost water
Shui initial
- Shuining
Shui water + ning tranquil
water tranquil
- Shuile
Shui water + le joy
water joy
- Shuiyuan
Shui water + yuan fair lady
water fair lady
Uisk initial
- Uiskgorm
Uisk water + gorm dark
water dark
- Uiskfell
Uisk water + fell bare hillside
water bare hillside
- Uisklann
Uisk water + lann clearing
water clearing
vann final
- Brunvann
Brun brown + vann water
brown water
- Haugvann
Haug mound + vann water
mound water
- Moldvann
Mold soil + vann water
soil water
Wasser initial
- Wassertal
Wasser water + tal valley
water valley
- Wasserhaus
Wasser water + haus house
water house
- Wassergarten
Wasser water + garten garden
water garden
Mizu initial
- Mizuki
Mizu water + ki tree
water tree
- Mizutsuchi
Mizu water + tsuchi earth
water earth
- Mizuko
Mizu water + ko child
water child
water final
- Shellwater
Shell shell + water water
shell water
- Kelpwater
Kelp kelp + water water
kelp water
- Nacrewater
Nacre nacre + water water
nacre water
water final
- Kelpwater
Kelp kelp + water water
kelp water
- Saltwater
Salt salt + water water
salt water
- Wrackwater
Wrack seaweed + water water
seaweed water
Uisge initial
- Uisgeie
Uisge water + ie little
water little
- Uisgeluath
Uisge water + luath swift
water swift
- Uisgebrae
Uisge water + brae hillside
water hillside
voda final
- Kamenvoda
Kamen stone + voda water
stone-water
- Zvezdvoda
Zvezd star + voda water
star-water
- Gorodvoda
Gorod town + voda water
town-water
Dyfr initial
- Dyfrgrug
Dyfr water + grug heather
water heather
- Dyfrlwyn
Dyfr water + lwyn grove
water grove
- Dyfrddol
Dyfr water + ddol dale
water dale
isca final
- Rowisca
Row rowan + isca water
rowan water
- Ketisca
Ket kettle + isca water
kettle water
- Tansisca
Tans tansy + isca water
tansy water
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “water”. 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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