| Language | Family | Form for FISHING LINE | Gloss for FISHING LINE | Form for THREAD | Gloss for THREAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bezhta | Nakh-Daghestanian | кІигьмат | fishing line | кІигьмат | thread |
| Old High German | Indo-European | snuor? | fishing line | snuor | thread |
| Ancient Aramaic | Afro-Asiatic | χūṭā | fishing line | χūṭā | thread |
| Chatino (Zacatepec variety) | Otomanguean | hū̃ | fishing line | hū̃ | thread |
| Karok | Karok | ʔá̄n | fishing line | ʔá̄n | thread |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | aho | fishing line | aho | thread |
| Colorado | Barbacoan | si'li | fishing line | si'li | thread |
| Cofán | Cofán | 'sĩbaʔΦa | fishing line | sĩbaʔΦa | thread |
| Uncunwee | Nubian | orí | fishing line | orí | thread |
| Uncunwee | Nubian | oriɲɪ́l | fishing line | oriɲɪ́l | thread |
| Zhuang-Longzhou | Tai-Kadai | mai.1 | fishing line | mai.1 | thread |
| Sanchong Kelao | Tai-Kadai | ʔa.42 sa.42 | fishing line | ʔa.42 sa.42 | thread |
| Dargwa (Megeb dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | дарша | fishing line | дарша | thread |
| Lak (Arakul dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | ххал | fishing line | ххал | thread |
| Bezhta | Nakh-Daghestanian | k’ihmat | the fishing line | k’ihmat | the thread |
| Yaqui | Uto-Aztecan | wii’i | the fishing line | wii’i | the thread |