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“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

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. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Hawaiian, has 2.

Hawaiian


Real world

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

Indian


Real world

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

Angel


Creatures

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

Chinese


Real world

Ai initial

  • Aichun

    Ai love + chun spring

    love spring

  • Aiying

    Ai love + ying lustrous

    love lustrous

  • Aimin

    Ai love + min quick

    love quick

D&D


Tabletop

mina final

  • Niamina

    Nia bright + mina love

    bright love

  • Nymmina

    Nym spirit + mina love

    spirit love

  • Miramina

    Mira wonder + mina love

    wonder love

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Unna initial

  • Unnamalm

    Unna love + malm metal

    love metal

  • Unnalinn

    Unna love + linn brook

    love brook

  • Unnarand

    Unna love + rand rim

    love rim

Elf


Fantasy races

meleth final

  • Gilmeleth

    Gil bright + meleth love

    bright love

  • Narmeleth

    Nar fire + meleth love

    fire love

  • Ilmmeleth

    Ilm clear + meleth love

    clear love

French


Real world

Am initial

  • Ammar

    Am love + mar famous

    love famous

  • Amon

    Am love + on little

    love little

  • Amault

    Am love + ault rule

    love rule

Human


People

lufu final

  • Tillufu

    Til useful + lufu love

    useful love

  • Hardlufu

    Hard hardy + lufu love

    hardy love

  • Leoflufu

    Leof dear + lufu love

    dear love

Japanese


Real world

ai final

  • Noriai

    Nori order + ai love

    order love

  • Hoshiai

    Hoshi star + ai love

    star love

  • Yumeai

    Yume dream + ai love

    dream love

Korean


Real world

Ae initial

  • Aewol

    Ae love + wol moon

    love moon

  • Aemi

    Ae love + mi beauty

    love beauty

  • Aeju

    Ae love + ju pearl

    love pearl

Pirate


People

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

Russian


Real world

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

Viking


Real world

Ast initial

  • Astheidr

    Ast love + heidr honour

    love honour

  • Astdis

    Ast love + dis goddess

    love goddess

  • Astruna

    Ast love + runa secret

    love secret

Welsh


Real world

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

See also

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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