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“path”

21 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. 17 of them close a name against 4 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 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, D&D, has 2.

D&D


Tabletop

dris final · wend final

  • Vardris

    Var true + dris path

    true path

  • Sardris

    Sar shield + dris path

    shield path

  • Zephdris

    Zeph west wind + dris path

    west wind path

  • Onyxwend

    Onyx black stone + wend path

    black stone path

  • Briarwend

    Briar thorn thicket + wend path

    thorn thicket path

  • Emberwend

    Ember live coal + wend path

    live coal path

German


Real world

gang final · weg final

  • Gebgang

    Geb gift + gang path

    gift path

  • Dankgang

    Dank thought + gang path

    thought path

  • Ansgang

    Ans god + gang path

    god path

  • Buchweg

    Buch beech + weg path

    beech path

  • Burgweg

    Burg castle + weg path

    castle path

  • Oberweg

    Ober upper + weg path

    upper path

Giant


Creatures

stigar final · stiga final

  • Dolgrathstigar

    Dolgrath deep time + stigar path

    deep time path

  • Stormvaldstigar

    Stormvald storm + stigar path

    storm path

  • Hrimgalstigar

    Hrimgal rime + stigar path

    rime path

  • Steinvelstiga

    Steinvel standing rock + stiga path

    standing rock path

  • Nordrilstiga

    Nordril polar night + stiga path

    polar night path

  • Bergithstiga

    Bergith mountain + stiga path

    mountain path

Knight


People

senda final · sende final

  • Rossenda

    Ros horse + senda path

    horse path

  • Rohsenda

    Roh fame + senda path

    fame path

  • Alasenda

    Ala noble + senda path

    noble path

  • Morsende

    Mor sea + sende path

    sea path

  • Gunsende

    Gun war + sende path

    war path

  • Avasende

    Ava desired + sende path

    desired path

Kraken


Creatures

gata final · stigr final

  • Seljagata

    Selja willow + gata path

    willow path

  • Lindgata

    Lind well + gata path

    well path

  • Ogngata

    Ogn terror + gata path

    terror path

  • Otrstigr

    Otr otter + stigr path

    otter path

  • Isastigr

    Isa ice + stigr path

    ice path

  • Vindstigr

    Vind wind + stigr path

    wind path

Angel


Creatures

Urha initial

  • Urhahesh

    Urha path + hesh of the stillness

    path of the stillness

  • Urhalim

    Urha path + lim of the powers

    path of the powers

  • Urhachim

    Urha path + chim of the flames

    path of the flames

Centaur


Creatures

patos final

  • Tachopatos

    Tacho swift + patos path

    swift path

  • Koryphopatos

    Korypho summit + patos path

    summit path

  • Elatopatos

    Elato fir + patos path

    fir path

Elf


Fantasy races

tas final

  • Galtas

    Gal tree + tas path

    tree path

  • Ilytas

    Ily song + tas path

    song path

  • Eiltas

    Eil dream + tas path

    dream path

Halfling


Fantasy races

way final

  • Budway

    Bud shoot + way path

    shoot path

  • Wilway

    Wil willow + way path

    willow path

  • Dellway

    Dell hollow + way path

    hollow path

Hawaiian


Real world

Ala initial

  • Alaikaika

    Ala path + ikaika strong

    strong path

  • Alamoana

    Ala path + moana oceanic

    oceanic path

  • Alamaoli

    Ala path + maoli true

    true path

Indian


Real world

ayan final

  • Muktayan

    Mukt liberated + ayan path

    liberated path

  • Mangalayan

    Mangal auspicious + ayan path

    auspicious path

  • Navayan

    Nav new + ayan path

    new path

Japanese


Real world

Michi initial

  • Michitoki

    Michi path + toki time

    path time

  • Michiyasu

    Michi path + yasu peace

    path peace

  • Michio

    Michi path + o man

    path man

Paladin


Tabletop

senda final

  • Amarasenda

    Amara everlasting + senda path

    everlasting path

  • Clemesenda

    Cleme merciful + senda path

    merciful path

  • Piasenda

    Pia devout + senda path

    devout path

Robot


Objects

od final

  • Weldod

    Weld welding + od path

    welding path

  • Salvod

    Salv salvage + od path

    salvage path

  • Hydrod

    Hydr fluid + od path

    fluid path

Troll


Creatures

Stig initial

  • Stigunga

    Stig path + unga young one

    path young one

  • Stigruna

    Stig path + runa secret

    path secret

  • Stiglumpa

    Stig path + lumpa lump

    path lump

Vampire


Creatures

stieg final

  • Dealstieg

    Deal hill + stieg path

    hill-path

  • Hohenstieg

    Hohen lofty + stieg path

    lofty-path

  • Kamenstieg

    Kamen stone + stieg path

    stone-path

Senses that travel together

See also

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