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“wisdom”

10 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. They split 5 to 5 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from real world 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, Greek, has 2.

Greek


Real world

sophos final · sophia final

  • Kynosophos

    Kyno dog + sophos wisdom

    dog wisdom

  • Ouranisophos

    Ourani heavenly + sophos wisdom

    heavenly wisdom

  • Megasophos

    Mega great + sophos wisdom

    great wisdom

  • Glykosophia

    Glyko sweet + sophia wisdom

    sweet wisdom

  • Kyanisophia

    Kyani dark blue + sophia wisdom

    dark blue wisdom

  • Olympiosophia

    Olympio olympian + sophia wisdom

    olympian wisdom

Dragon


Creatures

ithar final

  • Mordraxithar

    Mordrax death + ithar wisdom

    death wisdom

  • Ferroxithar

    Ferrox iron + ithar wisdom

    iron wisdom

  • Thalrixithar

    Thalrix crest + ithar wisdom

    crest wisdom

Elf


Fantasy races

Nur initial

  • Nurgan

    Nur wisdom + gan bearer

    wisdom bearer

  • Nurleth

    Nur wisdom + leth veil

    wisdom veil

  • Nurgil

    Nur wisdom + gil spark

    wisdom spark

French


Real world

Soph initial

  • Sophberte

    Soph wisdom + berte bright

    wisdom bright

  • Sophrande

    Soph wisdom + rande raven

    wisdom raven

  • Sophwige

    Soph wisdom + wige battle

    wisdom battle

Japanese


Real world

tomo final

  • Harutomo

    Haru spring + tomo wisdom

    spring wisdom

  • Fuyutomo

    Fuyu winter + tomo wisdom

    winter wisdom

  • Kentomo

    Ken healthy + tomo wisdom

    healthy wisdom

Korean


Real world

Ji initial

  • Jigi

    Ji wisdom + gi foundation

    wisdom foundation

  • Jigyu

    Ji wisdom + gyu jade tablet

    wisdom jade tablet

  • Jimin

    Ji wisdom + min people

    wisdom people

Paladin


Tabletop

phia final

  • Devaphia

    Deva devoted + phia wisdom

    devoted wisdom

  • Sanctaphia

    Sancta holy + phia wisdom

    holy wisdom

  • Puraphia

    Pura pure + phia wisdom

    pure wisdom

Russian


Real world

Sofia initial

  • Sofia Lukinichna

    Sofia wisdom + lukinichna daughter of Luka

    wisdom, daughter of Luka

  • Sofia Nikolayevna

    Sofia wisdom + nikolayevna daughter of Nikolay

    wisdom, daughter of Nikolay

  • Sofia Vladimirovna

    Sofia wisdom + vladimirovna daughter of Vladimir

    wisdom, daughter of Vladimir

Vampire


Creatures

Sonya initial

  • Sonyakrova

    Sonya wisdom + krova blood

    wisdom-blood

  • Sonyastein

    Sonya wisdom + stein stone

    wisdom-stone

  • Sonyazimna

    Sonya wisdom + zimna cold

    wisdom-cold

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “wisdom”. 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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