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“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

Reverse entry

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.

Elf


Fantasy races

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

Chinese


Real world

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

Druid


Tabletop

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

Dwarf


Fantasy races

vann final

  • Brunvann

    Brun brown + vann water

    brown water

  • Haugvann

    Haug mound + vann water

    mound water

  • Moldvann

    Mold soil + vann water

    soil water

German


Real world

Wasser initial

  • Wassertal

    Wasser water + tal valley

    water valley

  • Wasserhaus

    Wasser water + haus house

    water house

  • Wassergarten

    Wasser water + garten garden

    water garden

Japanese


Real world

Mizu initial

  • Mizuki

    Mizu water + ki tree

    water tree

  • Mizutsuchi

    Mizu water + tsuchi earth

    water earth

  • Mizuko

    Mizu water + ko child

    water child

Mermaid


Creatures

water final

  • Shellwater

    Shell shell + water water

    shell water

  • Kelpwater

    Kelp kelp + water water

    kelp water

  • Nacrewater

    Nacre nacre + water water

    nacre water

Pirate


People

water final

  • Kelpwater

    Kelp kelp + water water

    kelp water

  • Saltwater

    Salt salt + water water

    salt water

  • Wrackwater

    Wrack seaweed + water water

    seaweed water

Scottish


Real world

Uisge initial

  • Uisgeie

    Uisge water + ie little

    water little

  • Uisgeluath

    Uisge water + luath swift

    water swift

  • Uisgebrae

    Uisge water + brae hillside

    water hillside

Vampire


Creatures

voda final

  • Kamenvoda

    Kamen stone + voda water

    stone-water

  • Zvezdvoda

    Zvezd star + voda water

    star-water

  • Gorodvoda

    Gorod town + voda water

    town-water

Welsh


Real world

Dyfr initial

  • Dyfrgrug

    Dyfr water + grug heather

    water heather

  • Dyfrlwyn

    Dyfr water + lwyn grove

    water grove

  • Dyfrddol

    Dyfr water + ddol dale

    water dale

Witch


People

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

See also

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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