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“wise”

11 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them open a name against 1 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, Arabic, has 1.

Arabic


Real world

Hakim initial

  • Hakim Ibn Nasir

    Hakim wise + ibn nasir son of Nasir

    wise, son of Nasir

  • Hakim Ibn Ibrahim

    Hakim wise + ibn ibrahim son of Ibrahim

    wise, son of Ibrahim

  • Hakim Ibn Marwan

    Hakim wise + ibn marwan son of Marwan

    wise, son of Marwan

Centaur


Creatures

Sopho initial

  • Sophohyle

    Sopho wise + hyle woodland

    wise woodland

  • Sophotima

    Sopho wise + tima honour

    wise honour

  • Sophodoxa

    Sopho wise + doxa repute

    wise repute

Chinese


Real world

Rui initial

  • Ruizheng

    Rui wise + zheng upright

    wise upright

  • Ruishi

    Rui wise + shi stone

    wise stone

  • Ruiping

    Rui wise + ping level

    wise level

Druid


Tabletop

Wisa initial

  • Wisabriar

    Wisa wise + briar prickly bush

    wise prickly bush

  • Wisaseed

    Wisa wise + seed sown grain

    wise sown grain

  • Wisaheather

    Wisa wise + heather purple bloom

    wise purple bloom

Elf


Fantasy races

dain final

  • Erydain

    Ery lone + dain wise

    lone wise

  • Orindain

    Orin mountain + dain wise

    mountain wise

  • Thardain

    Thar strong + dain wise

    strong wise

Greek


Real world

Sopho initial

  • Sophosthenes

    Sopho wise + sthenes strength

    wise strength

  • Sophodoulos

    Sopho wise + doulos servant

    wise servant

  • Sopholaos

    Sopho wise + laos people

    wise people

Half-Elf


Fantasy races

Istia initial

  • Istiawynn

    Istia wise + wynn gladness

    wise gladness

  • Istiasage

    Istia wise + sage grey herb

    wise grey herb

  • Istiafern

    Istia wise + fern shade plant

    wise shade plant

Knight


People

Sib initial

  • Sibessa

    Sib wise + essa lady

    wise lady

  • Sibrica

    Sib wise + rica ruler

    wise ruler

  • Sibgarde

    Sib wise + garde enclosure

    wise enclosure

Korean


Real world

Cheol initial

  • Cheolkyung

    Cheol wise + kyung celebration

    wise celebration

  • Cheolji

    Cheol wise + ji wisdom

    wise wisdom

  • Cheolseok

    Cheol wise + seok stone

    wise stone

Lich


Creatures

Sopho initial

  • Sophotomos

    Sopho wise + tomos volume

    wise volume

  • Sopholeipsanon

    Sopho wise + leipsanon remains

    wise remains

  • Sophoexegesis

    Sopho wise + exegesis interpretation

    wise interpretation

Viking


Real world

Vitr initial

  • Vitrkylfa

    Vitr wise + kylfa club

    wise club

  • Vitrhjarta

    Vitr wise + hjarta heart

    wise heart

  • Vitrtann

    Vitr wise + tann tooth

    wise tooth

Senses that travel together

See also

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