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“salt”

17 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. 14 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 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, Demon, has 3.

Demon


Creatures

Sazr initial · Sezr initial · arg final

  • Sazrum

    Sazr salt + um murk

    salt of the murk

  • Sazrikh

    Sazr salt + ikh splinter

    salt of the splinter

  • Sazrirth

    Sazr salt + irth drought

    salt of the drought

  • Sezratha

    Sezr salt + atha scorch

    salt of the scorch

  • Sezrikha

    Sezr salt + ikha splinter

    salt of the splinter

  • Sezrora

    Sezr salt + ora furnace

    salt of the furnace

  • Brakharg

    Brakh binding + arg salt

    binding of the salt

  • Quornarg

    Quorn quarry + arg salt

    quarry of the salt

  • Hurnarg

    Hurn horn + arg salt

    horn of the salt

Mermaid


Creatures

Oren initial · Salmyr initial

  • Oreneneth

    Oren salt + eneth hall

    salt hall

  • Orenlian

    Oren salt + lian companion

    salt companion

  • Orenion

    Oren salt + ion heir

    salt heir

  • Salmyrnael

    Salmyr salt + nael kindred

    salt kindred

  • Salmyrvalis

    Salmyr salt + valis glory

    salt glory

  • Salmyrithel

    Salmyr salt + ithel mirror

    salt mirror

Wizard


People

Sal initial · Sala initial

  • Salthem

    Sal salt + them law

    salt law

  • Salvex

    Sal salt + vex turning

    salt turning

  • Saldorn

    Sal salt + dorn thorn

    salt thorn

  • Salanara

    Sala salt + nara flame

    salt flame

  • Salalith

    Sala salt + lith stone

    salt stone

  • Salais

    Sala salt + is knowledge

    salt knowledge

Alien


Creatures

Ozha initial

  • Ozhamora

    Ozha salt + mora field

    salt field

  • Ozhavore

    Ozha salt + vore hearth

    salt hearth

  • Ozharukh

    Ozha salt + rukh hive

    salt hive

Bard


Tabletop

sale final

  • Tenerosale

    Tenero tender + sale salt

    tender salt

  • Pienosale

    Pieno full + sale salt

    full salt

  • Andosale

    Ando wandering + sale salt

    wandering salt

Country


Objects

Sal initial

  • Salena

    Sal salt + ena land

    salt land

  • Salveld

    Sal salt + veld open country

    salt open country

  • Salovia

    Sal salt + ovia territory

    salt territory

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Sal initial

  • Salta

    Sal salt + ta unmoved

    salt unmoved

  • Salnesha

    Sal salt + nesha quiet

    salt quiet

  • Salresha

    Sal salt + resha cold

    salt cold

Drow


Fantasy races

Zalz initial

  • Zalzzenyth

    Zalz salt + zzenyth high seat

    salt high seat

  • Zalzendeth

    Zalz salt + endeth boundary

    salt boundary

  • Zalzothon

    Zalz salt + othon severity

    salt severity

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Sala initial

  • Salanir

    Sala salt + nir smith

    salt smith

  • Salavald

    Sala salt + vald rule

    salt rule

  • Saladotta

    Sala salt + dotta daughter

    salt daughter

Planet


Objects

Sal initial

  • Salia

    Sal salt + ia land

    salt land

  • Salopsis

    Sal salt + opsis appearance

    salt appearance

  • Salrupes

    Sal salt + rupes cliff

    salt cliff

Tiefling


Fantasy races

Halyx initial

  • Halyximae

    Halyx salt + imae dread

    salt dread

  • Halyxura

    Halyx salt + ura burden

    salt burden

  • Halyxumen

    Halyx salt + umen thought

    salt thought

Unicorn


Creatures

sel final

  • Orientsel

    Orient rising + sel salt

    rising salt

  • Celersel

    Celer swift + sel salt

    swift salt

  • Rossel

    Ros dew + sel salt

    dew salt

Witch


People

Sal initial

  • Salwen

    Sal salt + wen white

    salt white

  • Salith

    Sal salt + ith thread

    salt thread

  • Sallace

    Sal salt + lace snare

    salt snare

Senses that travel together

See also

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