| Language | Family | Form for LOOK FOR | Gloss for LOOK FOR | Form for ASK (REQUEST) | Gloss for ASK (REQUEST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin | Indo-European | petere | seek, look for | petere | ask, request |
| Serbo-Croatian | Indo-European | tražiti | seek, look for | tražiti | ask, request |
| Albanian (Tosk variety) | Indo-European | kər'kon | seek, look for | kər'kon | ask, request |
| Ancient Aramaic | Afro-Asiatic | bʁā | seek, look for | bʁā | ask, request |
| Uncunwee | Nubian | warí | seek, look for | warí | ask, request |
| Moksha | Uralic | vʲeʃems | look for | vʲeˑʃems | request |
| Kimbunga | Atlantic-Congo | ku | search diligently | ku | ask for |
| Kinga | Atlantic-Congo | ukudova | look for, hand around (to get | ukudova | ask for |
| Oroqen | Tungusic | gələ:- | to look for | gələ:- | to ask(2) |
| Sakha | Turkic | kördöː | to look for | kördöː | to ask(2) |