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“pure”

20 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 18 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 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, Celtic, has 3.

Celtic


Real world

Glano initial · glanos final · glana final

  • Glanotalos

    Glano pure + talos brow

    pure brow

  • Glanolitanos

    Glano pure + litanos broad

    pure broad

  • Glanognatos

    Glano pure + gnatos son

    pure son

  • Medioglanos

    Medio middle + glanos pure

    middle pure

  • Verglanos

    Ver supreme + glanos pure

    supreme pure

  • Boduglanos

    Bodu crow + glanos pure

    crow pure

  • Lamaglana

    Lama hand + glana pure

    hand pure

  • Duroglana

    Duro gate + glana pure

    gate pure

  • Rigoglana

    Rigo royal + glana pure

    royal pure

Unicorn


Creatures

Pur initial · Pura initial · Puri initial

  • Purchamp

    Pur pure + champ field

    pure field

  • Purchien

    Pur pure + chien hound

    pure hound

  • Puroisel

    Pur pure + oisel bird

    pure bird

  • Puracouronne

    Pura pure + couronne crown

    pure crown

  • Purabise

    Pura pure + bise north wind

    pure north wind

  • Puraglace

    Pura pure + glace ice

    pure ice

  • Purivinculum

    Puri pure + vinculum bond

    pure bond

  • Purispiramen

    Puri pure + spiramen breath

    pure breath

  • Puriaurum

    Puri pure + aurum gold

    pure gold

Arabic


Real world

Tahir initial · Safiya initial

  • Tahir Ibn Mahmud

    Tahir pure + ibn mahmud son of Mahmud

    pure, son of Mahmud

  • Tahir Ibn Walid

    Tahir pure + ibn walid son of Walid

    pure, son of Walid

  • Tahir Ibn Hakim

    Tahir pure + ibn hakim son of Hakim

    pure, son of Hakim

  • Safiya Bint Musa

    Safiya pure + bint musa daughter of Musa

    pure, daughter of Musa

  • Safiya Bint Kamal

    Safiya pure + bint kamal daughter of Kamal

    pure, daughter of Kamal

  • Safiya Bint Sulayman

    Safiya pure + bint sulayman daughter of Sulayman

    pure, daughter of Sulayman

Paladin


Tabletop

Puro initial · Pura initial

  • Purohun

    Puro pure + hun warrior

    pure warrior

  • Puroleod

    Puro pure + leod people

    pure people

  • Puromund

    Puro pure + mund protection

    pure protection

  • Puramara

    Pura pure + mara sea

    pure sea

  • Purafina

    Pura pure + fina flawless

    pure flawless

  • Puravina

    Pura pure + vina vow

    pure vow

Chinese


Real world

Jie initial

  • Jiejiao

    Jie pure + jiao delicate

    pure delicate

  • Jiejuan

    Jie pure + juan graceful

    pure graceful

  • Jiedie

    Jie pure + die butterfly

    pure butterfly

D&D


Tabletop

Ines initial

  • Inesora

    Ines pure + ora gold

    pure gold

  • Inesquin

    Ines pure + quin queen

    pure queen

  • Inesspira

    Ines pure + spira hope

    pure hope

German


Real world

Rein initial

  • Reinbäcker

    Rein pure + bäcker baker

    pure baker

  • Reinmeier

    Rein pure + meier steward

    pure steward

  • Reinrath

    Rein pure + rath clearing

    pure clearing

Indian


Real world

Suchi initial

  • Suchibala

    Suchi pure + bala girl

    pure girl

  • Suchigita

    Suchi pure + gita song

    pure song

  • Suchilata

    Suchi pure + lata creeper

    pure creeper

Japanese


Real world

Kiyo initial

  • Kiyoyuki

    Kiyo pure + yuki happiness

    pure happiness

  • Kiyohei

    Kiyo pure + hei level

    pure level

  • Kiyoshi

    Kiyo pure + shi ambition

    pure ambition

Korean


Real world

Sook initial

  • Sooksu

    Sook pure + su elegant

    pure elegant

  • Sooksong

    Sook pure + song pine

    pure pine

  • Sookjae

    Sook pure + jae talent

    pure talent

Phoenix


Creatures

Katharo initial

  • Katharopathos

    Katharo pure + pathos suffering

    pure suffering

  • Katharosphaira

    Katharo pure + sphaira sphere

    pure sphere

  • Katharobathos

    Katharo pure + bathos depth

    pure depth

Pirate


People

Catherine initial

  • Catherine Copperhand

    Catherine pure + copperhand copper hand

    pure, called the copper hand

  • Catherine Farwater

    Catherine pure + farwater far water

    pure, called the far water

  • Catherine the Pale

    Catherine pure + the pale pale

    pure, called the pale

Vampire


Creatures

Katrin initial

  • Katrinzimna

    Katrin pure + zimna cold

    pure-cold

  • Katrinkirsch

    Katrin pure + kirsch cherry

    pure-cherry

  • Katrinlinde

    Katrin pure + linde linden

    pure-linden

Welsh


Real world

Glan initial

  • Glanddu

    Glan pure + ddu black

    pure black

  • Glanael

    Glan pure + ael brow

    pure brow

  • Glannant

    Glan pure + nant brook

    pure brook

Senses that travel together

See also

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