| Language | Family | Form for POST | Gloss for POST | Form for TREE TRUNK | Gloss for TREE TRUNK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old High German | Indo-European | boum | post, pole | boum | tree trunk |
| Zuni | Zuni | kˀum- | post, pole | kˀum- | tree trunk |
| Proto Polynesian | Austronesian | *take | post, pole | *take | tree trunk |
| Trumai | Trumai | ɨš | post, pole | ɨš | tree trunk |
| Andi (Muni dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | гьума | post, pole | гьума | tree trunk |
| Karata | Nakh-Daghestanian | гьума | post, pole | гьума | tree trunk |
| Tindi | Nakh-Daghestanian | гьума | post, pole | гьума | tree trunk |
| Chamalal | Nakh-Daghestanian | гьума | post, pole | гьума | tree trunk |
| Khwarshi (Inkhokvari dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | эм | post, pole | эм | tree trunk |
| Kildin Sami | Uralic | keːlːt | pole | keːlːt | trunk |