| Language | Family | Form for HEAD | Gloss for HEAD | Form for BEGIN OR START | Gloss for BEGIN OR START |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijani (Terekeme dialect) | Turkic | баш | head | баш | begin, beginning |
| Old High German | Indo-European | houbit | head | houbit | begin, beginning |
| Ossetic | Indo-European | сæр | head | сæр | begin, beginning |
| Chamalal | Nakh-Daghestanian | ун | head | ун | begin, beginning |
| Judeo-Tat | Indo-European | сер | head | сер | begin, beginning |