“love”
17 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. 13 of them open a name against 4 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
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. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Hawaiian, has 2.
Aloha initial · Kealoha initial
- Alohamaoli
Aloha love + maoli true
true love
- Alohamua
Aloha love + mua foremost
foremost love
- Alohaalohi
Aloha love + alohi shining
shining love
- Kealohaula
Kealoha love + ula red
the red love
- Kealohamaoli
Kealoha love + maoli true
the true love
- Kealohauli
Kealoha love + uli dark
the dark love
Prem initial · Prema initial
- Premayan
Prem love + ayan path
love path
- Premprakash
Prem love + prakash light
love light
- Premdatta
Prem love + datta given
love given
- Premamohini
Prema love + mohini enchanting
love enchanting
- Premajyoti
Prema love + jyoti light
love light
- Premaleela
Prema love + leela play
love play
Ahava initial
- Ahavamiah
Ahava love + miah of the songs
love of the songs
- Ahavathela
Ahava love + thela of God
love of God
- Ahavadiah
Ahava love + diah of the dawn
love of the dawn
Ai initial
- Aichun
Ai love + chun spring
love spring
- Aiying
Ai love + ying lustrous
love lustrous
- Aimin
Ai love + min quick
love quick
mina final
- Niamina
Nia bright + mina love
bright love
- Nymmina
Nym spirit + mina love
spirit love
- Miramina
Mira wonder + mina love
wonder love
Unna initial
- Unnamalm
Unna love + malm metal
love metal
- Unnalinn
Unna love + linn brook
love brook
- Unnarand
Unna love + rand rim
love rim
meleth final
- Gilmeleth
Gil bright + meleth love
bright love
- Narmeleth
Nar fire + meleth love
fire love
- Ilmmeleth
Ilm clear + meleth love
clear love
Am initial
- Ammar
Am love + mar famous
love famous
- Amon
Am love + on little
love little
- Amault
Am love + ault rule
love rule
lufu final
- Tillufu
Til useful + lufu love
useful love
- Hardlufu
Hard hardy + lufu love
hardy love
- Leoflufu
Leof dear + lufu love
dear love
ai final
- Noriai
Nori order + ai love
order love
- Hoshiai
Hoshi star + ai love
star love
- Yumeai
Yume dream + ai love
dream love
Ae initial
- Aewol
Ae love + wol moon
love moon
- Aemi
Ae love + mi beauty
love beauty
- Aeju
Ae love + ju pearl
love pearl
Cerys initial
- Cerys Petrel
Cerys love + petrel storm bird
love, called the storm bird
- Cerys the Mad
Cerys love + the mad mad
love, called the mad
- Cerys Landless
Cerys love + landless dispossessed
love, called the dispossessed
Lyubov initial
- Lyubov Andreyevna
Lyubov love + andreyevna daughter of Andrey
love, daughter of Andrey
- Lyubov Leonidovna
Lyubov love + leonidovna daughter of Leonid
love, daughter of Leonid
- Lyubov Vasilyevna
Lyubov love + vasilyevna daughter of Vasily
love, daughter of Vasily
Ast initial
- Astheidr
Ast love + heidr honour
love honour
- Astdis
Ast love + dis goddess
love goddess
- Astruna
Ast love + runa secret
love secret
Car initial
- Cargaer
Car love + gaer stronghold
love stronghold
- Cargraig
Car love + graig crag
love crag
- Cargain
Car love + gain fine
love fine
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “love”. 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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