| Language | Family | Form for GHOST | Gloss for GHOST | Form for HEART | Gloss for HEART |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old High German | Indo-European | geist | ghost, phantom | geist | heart |
| Old High German | Indo-European | sin? | ghost, phantom | sin | heart |
| Alu | Austronesian | nitu-na | spirit (dead) | nitu-na | heart |
| Mono | Austronesian | nitu-na | spirit (dead) | nitu-na | heart |
| Tunöe | Austronesian | pɔta-e | spirit (dead) | pota-e | heart |
| Yaqui | Uto-Aztecan | jiapsi | the ghost | jiapsi | the heart |