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“sweet”

12 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. 10 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 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, Elf, has 2.

Elf


Fantasy races

Mel initial · Lya initial

  • Melvar

    Mel sweet + var guard

    sweet guard

  • Melceth

    Mel sweet + ceth haven

    sweet haven

  • Mellume

    Mel sweet + lume light

    sweet light

  • Lyamaris

    Lya sweet + maris sea

    sweet sea

  • Lyalume

    Lya sweet + lume light

    sweet light

  • Lyatira

    Lya sweet + tira watch

    sweet watch

Bard


Tabletop

dolce final

  • Damiadolce

    Damia gentle + dolce sweet

    gentle sweet

  • Galiadolce

    Galia joy + dolce sweet

    joy sweet

  • Sabriadolce

    Sabria patience + dolce sweet

    patience sweet

Centaur


Creatures

Hedy initial

  • Hedyrhode

    Hedy sweet + rhode rose

    sweet rose

  • Hedykorymbe

    Hedy sweet + korymbe berry cluster

    sweet berry cluster

  • Hedypothe

    Hedy sweet + pothe longing

    sweet longing

Chinese


Real world

Tian initial

  • Tianjie

    Tian sweet + jie pure

    sweet pure

  • Tianliu

    Tian sweet + liu willow

    sweet willow

  • Tianna

    Tian sweet + na elegant

    sweet elegant

Dog


People

Dul initial

  • Dulee

    Dul sweet + ee dear

    sweet dear

  • Dullow

    Dul sweet + low hill

    sweet hill

  • Dullee

    Dul sweet + lee shelter

    sweet shelter

Greek


Real world

Glyko initial

  • Glykophanes

    Glyko sweet + phanes shining

    sweet shining

  • Glykolochos

    Glyko sweet + lochos company

    sweet company

  • Glykodemos

    Glyko sweet + demos commons

    sweet commons

Half-Elf


Fantasy races

Mella initial

  • Mellalac

    Mella sweet + lac sword play

    sweet sword play

  • Mellamar

    Mella sweet + mar widely famed

    sweet widely famed

  • Mellawain

    Mella sweet + wain hay wagon

    sweet hay wagon

Halfling


Fantasy races

isa final

  • Mintisa

    Mint sweet herb + isa sweet

    sweet herb sweet

  • Winisa

    Win winterberry + isa sweet

    winterberry sweet

  • Sorisa

    Sor sorrel + isa sweet

    sorrel sweet

Irish


Real world

Sav initial

  • Savan

    Sav sweet + an little

    sweet little

  • Savog

    Sav sweet + og young

    sweet young

  • Savfinn

    Sav sweet + finn blonde

    sweet blonde

Unicorn


Creatures

Dulcia initial

  • Dulciasante

    Dulcia sweet + sante health

    sweet health

  • Dulciaracine

    Dulcia sweet + racine root

    sweet root

  • Dulciamere

    Dulcia sweet + mere mother

    sweet mother

Welsh


Real world

Melys initial

  • Melysiesin

    Melys sweet + iesin radiant

    sweet radiant

  • Melysen

    Melys sweet + en little

    sweet little

  • Melysfaen

    Melys sweet + faen boulder

    sweet boulder

Senses that travel together

See also

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