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“child”

11 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them close a name against 1 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 3 families, most of them people. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Mermaid, has 3.

Mermaid


Creatures

aine final · eia final · vion final

  • Yarenaine

    Yaren estuary + aine child

    estuary child

  • Galenaine

    Galen calm + aine child

    calm child

  • Solenaine

    Solen sunlight + aine child

    sunlight child

  • Emeriseia

    Emeris sea glass + eia child

    sea glass child

  • Ilmiseia

    Ilmis moonstone + eia child

    moonstone child

  • Nysseleia

    Nyssel cold current + eia child

    cold current child

  • Mirelisvion

    Mirelis mirror water + vion child

    mirror water child

  • Coralythvion

    Coralyth coral + vion child

    coral child

  • Lagorilvion

    Lagoril lagoon + vion child

    lagoon child

Dog


People

ko final

  • Tarnko

    Tarn mountain lake + ko child

    mountain lake child

  • Gildko

    Gild gold + ko child

    gold child

  • Brockko

    Brock badger + ko child

    badger child

Human


People

bearn final

  • Saxbearn

    Sax short sword + bearn child

    short sword child

  • Tirbearn

    Tir glory + bearn child

    glory child

  • Holtbearn

    Holt wood + bearn child

    wood child

Japanese


Real world

ko final

  • Ayako

    Aya colour + ko child

    colour child

  • Satoko

    Sato village + ko child

    village child

  • Suzuko

    Suzu bell + ko child

    bell child

Korean


Real world

Ja initial

  • Jachae

    Ja child + chae colour

    child colour

  • Jajae

    Ja child + jae talent

    child talent

  • Jahyun

    Ja child + hyun virtuous

    child virtuous

Phoenix


Creatures

pais final

  • Orthropais

    Orthro daybreak + pais child

    daybreak child

  • Xanthopais

    Xantho yellow + pais child

    yellow child

  • Heliopais

    Helio sun + pais child

    sun child

Pirate


People

born final

  • Driftborn

    Drift flotsam + born child

    flotsam child

  • Tideborn

    Tide ebb and flow + born child

    ebb and flow child

  • Grimborn

    Grim pitiless + born child

    pitiless child

Vampire


Creatures

ich final

  • Alekich

    Alek defender + ich child

    defender-child

  • Blutich

    Blut blood + ich child

    blood-child

  • Totenich

    Toten dead + ich child

    dead-child

Witch


People

ling final

  • Embling

    Emb ember + ling child

    ember child

  • Loamling

    Loam clay soil + ling child

    clay soil child

  • Dernling

    Dern secret + ling child

    secret child

Senses that travel together

See also

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