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“world”

11 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 7 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 3 families, most of them real world. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Celtic, has 3.

Celtic


Real world

Bitu initial · bitus final · bitua final

  • Bituleucos

    Bitu world + leucos shining

    world shining

  • Bitulamos

    Bitu world + lamos hand

    world hand

  • Bitunantos

    Bitu world + nantos valley

    world valley

  • Elubitus

    Elu many + bitus world

    many world

  • Catubitus

    Catu battle + bitus world

    battle world

  • Ritubitus

    Ritu ford + bitus world

    ford world

  • Nemetobitua

    Nemeto sacred + bitua world

    sacred world

  • Maglobitua

    Maglo chief + bitua world

    chief world

  • Leucobitua

    Leuco shining + bitua world

    shining world

Giant


Creatures

heim final · heima final

  • Jorvaldheim

    Jorvald bedrock + heim world

    bedrock world

  • Tundralheim

    Tundral tundra + heim world

    tundra world

  • Hrimgalheim

    Hrimgal rime + heim world

    rime world

  • Nordrilheima

    Nordril polar night + heima world

    polar night world

  • Fjalithheima

    Fjalith high fell + heima world

    high fell world

  • Glacilheima

    Glacil glacier + heima world

    glacier world

Dragon


Creatures

Ygrax initial

  • Ygraxshar

    Ygrax world + shar sand

    world sand

  • Ygraxthax

    Ygrax world + thax spine

    world spine

  • Ygraxaeth

    Ygrax world + aeth breath

    world breath

Indian


Real world

lok final

  • Ashoklok

    Ashok without sorrow + lok world

    without sorrow world

  • Sundarlok

    Sundar beautiful + lok world

    beautiful world

  • Sanjaylok

    Sanjay triumphant + lok world

    triumphant world

Irish


Real world

Domn initial

  • Domnboy

    Domn world + boy yellow

    world yellow

  • Domncara

    Domn world + cara friend

    world friend

  • Domnmoyle

    Domn world + moyle bald

    world bald

Japanese


Real world

yo final

  • Rikuyo

    Riku land + yo world

    land world

  • Hoshiyo

    Hoshi star + yo world

    star world

  • Yuyo

    Yu gentle + yo world

    gentle world

Vampire


Creatures

mir final

  • Casmir

    Cas time + mir world

    time-world

  • Slavmir

    Slav glory + mir world

    glory-world

  • Vladmir

    Vlad rule + mir world

    rule-world

Wizard


People

Mund initial

  • Mundvar

    Mund world + var ward

    world ward

  • Mundard

    Mund world + ard keeper

    world keeper

  • Mundseth

    Mund world + seth silence

    world silence

Senses that travel together

See also

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