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“kin”

16 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. 14 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

Half-Orc


Fantasy races

nak final · naka final

  • Brennak

    Bren scorched + nak kin

    scorched kin

  • Wendnak

    Wend far-turned + nak kin

    far-turned kin

  • Sodnak

    Sod turf-born + nak kin

    turf-born kin

  • Belnaka

    Bel loud-voiced + naka kin

    loud-voiced kin

  • Oaknaka

    Oak oak-hard + naka kin

    oak-hard kin

  • Larknaka

    Lark dawn-loud + naka kin

    dawn-loud kin

Troll


Creatures

mog final · magga final

  • Poldmog

    Pold peat + mog kin

    peat kin

  • Trogmog

    Trog tunnel + mog kin

    tunnel kin

  • Nubmog

    Nub stump + mog kin

    stump kin

  • Drifmagga

    Drif snowdrift + magga kin

    snowdrift kin

  • Umbrmagga

    Umbr shade + magga kin

    shade kin

  • Durmagga

    Dur grey + magga kin

    grey kin

Centaur


Creatures

genos final

  • Trachogenos

    Tracho rough + genos kin

    rough kin

  • Psychrogenos

    Psychro cold + genos kin

    cold kin

  • Ampelogenos

    Ampelo vine + genos kin

    vine kin

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

nak final

  • Ranthnak

    Ranth rank + nak kin

    rank kin

  • Valthnak

    Valth vault + nak kin

    vault kin

  • Torthnak

    Torth toll + nak kin

    toll kin

French


Real world

Cuné initial

  • Cunéelette

    Cuné kin + elette little

    kin little

  • Cunéaude

    Cuné kin + aude rule

    kin rule

  • Cunérade

    Cuné kin + rade counsel

    kin counsel

German


Real world

Kuni initial

  • Kunirade

    Kuni kin + rade counsel

    kin counsel

  • Kunilind

    Kuni kin + lind gentle

    kin gentle

  • Kunigard

    Kuni kin + gard enclosure

    kin enclosure

Human


People

cyn final

  • Ealhcyn

    Ealh temple + cyn kin

    temple kin

  • Hwitcyn

    Hwit white + cyn kin

    white kin

  • Sigecyn

    Sige victory + cyn kin

    victory kin

Mermaid


Creatures

nia final

  • Selisnia

    Selis moonlight + nia kin

    moonlight kin

  • Tirennia

    Tiren tide pool + nia kin

    tide pool kin

  • Valisnia

    Valis spring tide + nia kin

    spring tide kin

Vampire


Creatures

ov final

  • Krovov

    Krov lifeblood + ov kin

    lifeblood-kin

  • Kriegov

    Krieg war + ov kin

    war-kin

  • Falkov

    Falk falcon + ov kin

    falcon-kin

Witch


People

cara final

  • Morcara

    Mor moor + cara kin

    moor kin

  • Vervcara

    Verv vervain + cara kin

    vervain kin

  • Vetchcara

    Vetch climbing pea + cara kin

    climbing pea 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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