| Language | Family | Form for FINE (PENALTY) | Gloss for FINE (PENALTY) | Form for PUNISHMENT | Gloss for PUNISHMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | Indo-European | zē'miā | fine | zē'miā | penalty, punishment |
| Old Norse | Indo-European | vīti | fine | vīti | penalty, punishment |
| German | Indo-European | Strafe | fine | Strafe | penalty, punishment |
| Latvian | Indo-European | sods | fine | sods | penalty, punishment |
| Serbo-Croatian | Indo-European | kazna | fine | kazna | penalty, punishment |
| Czech | Indo-European | pokuta | fine | pokuta | penalty, punishment |
| Sanskrit | Indo-European | daṇda- | fine | daṇda- | penalty, punishment |
| Avestan | Indo-European | čiθā- | fine | čiθā- | penalty, punishment |
| Rotuman | Austronesian | toŋi | fine | toŋi | penalty, punishment |
| Mahasu Pahari (Kotghari dialect) | Indo-European | da:ɳɖ | fine | da:ɳɖ | penalty, punishment |
| Marathi | Indo-European | d̪an̪ɖ | fine | d̪an̪ɖ | penalty, punishment |
| Telugu | Dravidian | julmaanaa | fine | julmaanaa | penalty, punishment |
| Pear | Austroasiatic | ṃăr | fine | ṃăr | penalty, punishment |
| Otomi | Otomanguean | ntsatu'ñu | the fine | ntsatu'ñu | the penalty or punishment |