| Language | Family | Form for GRIEF | Gloss for GRIEF | Form for PAIN | Gloss for PAIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tibetan (Jirel) | Sino-Tibetan | 'dukpā | sorrow | 'dukpā | pain |
| Udmurt | Uralic | kur̃ekton | grief, sorrow, sadness | kur̃ekton | pain |
| Ancient Greek | Indo-European | 'algos | grief, sorrow, sadness | 'algos | pain |
| Ancient Greek | Indo-European | o'dunē | grief, sorrow, sadness | o'dunē | pain |
| Modern Greek | Indo-European | 'ponos | grief, sorrow, sadness | 'ponos | pain |
| Latin | Indo-European | dolor | grief, sorrow, sadness | dolor | pain |
| Italian | Indo-European | dolore | grief, sorrow, sadness | dolore | pain |
| French | Indo-European | douleur | grief, sorrow, sadness | douleur | pain |
| Spanish | Indo-European | dolor | grief, sorrow, sadness | dolor | pain |
| Catalan | Indo-European | dolor | grief, sorrow, sadness | dolor | pain |
| Portuguese | Indo-European | dor | grief, sorrow, sadness | dor | pain |
| Middle English | Indo-European | sor-e | grief, sorrow, sadness | sor-e | pain |
| Dutch | Indo-European | leed | grief, sorrow, sadness | leed | pain |
| Dutch | Indo-European | smart | grief, sorrow, sadness | smart | pain |
| Old High German | Indo-European | āmer | grief, sorrow, sadness | āmer | pain |
| Old High German | Indo-European | angust | grief, sorrow, sadness | angust | pain |
| Old High German | Indo-European | harm | grief, sorrow, sadness | harm | pain |
| Old High German | Indo-European | hriuwa | grief, sorrow, sadness | hriuwa | pain |
| Old High German | Indo-European | hriuwī | grief, sorrow, sadness | hriuwī | pain |
| Old High German | Indo-European | leidlust | grief, sorrow, sadness | leidlust | pain |
| Old High German | Indo-European | un-gi-mah | grief, sorrow, sadness | un-gi-mah | pain |
| Old High German | Indo-European | wēwa | grief, sorrow, sadness | wēwa | pain |
| Old High German | Indo-European | wēwo | grief, sorrow, sadness | wēwo | pain |
| Middle High German | Indo-European | sēr | grief, sorrow, sadness | sēr | pain |
| Polish | Indo-European | boleść | grief, sorrow, sadness | boleść | pain |
| Sanskrit | Indo-European | duḥkha- | grief, sorrow, sadness | duḥkha- | pain |
| Ancient Aramaic | Afro-Asiatic | kēbā | grief, sorrow, sadness | kēbā | pain |
| Aguaruna | Chicham | na'hamau | grief, sorrow, sadness | nahamau | pain |
| Yagua | Peba-Yagua | nuwayada | grief, sorrow, sadness | nuwayada | pain |
| Kunza | Kunza | tchá-ni-ma | grief, sorrow, sadness | tchánima | pain |
| Kumyk (Ter Bragun dialect) | Turkic | къайгъы | grief, sorrow, sadness | къайгъы | pain |
| Nepali | Indo-European | du:kha | grief, sorrow, sadness | dukha | pain |
| Punjabi | Indo-European | darada | grief, sorrow, sadness | darada | pain |
| Hausa | Afro-Asiatic | cíiwòo | the grief | cíiwòo | the pain |
| Kanuri | Saharan | nə̀mjàù | the grief | nə̀mjàù | the pain |