| Language | Family | Form for CUT DOWN | Gloss for CUT DOWN | Form for CUT | Gloss for CUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khanty | Uralic | ewattɨ | cut down | ewattɨ | cut |
| Latin | Indo-European | caedere | cut down | caedere | cut |
| Old English | Indo-European | hēawan | cut down | hēawan | cut |
| Old High German | Indo-European | snīdan | cut down | snīdan | cut |
| Serbo-Croatian | Indo-European | sjeći | cut down | sjeći | cut |
| Russian | Indo-European | rubit | cut down | rubit | cut |
| Tocharian A | Indo-European | kärṣt- | cut down | karṣt- | cut |
| Tocharian B | Indo-European | kärst- | cut down | kärst- | cut |
| Sanskrit | Indo-European | šas- | cut down | šas- | cut |
| Tongan | Austronesian | tuʔusi | cut down | tuʔusi | cut |
| Waurá | Arawakan | tuka | cut down | tuka | cut |
| Central Thai | Tai-Kadai | tat.2 | cut down | tat.2 | cut |
| Thai (Korat variety) | Tai-Kadai | tat.5 | cut down | tat.5 | cut |
| Nung-Fengshan | Tai-Kadai | fan.2 | cut down | fan.2 | cut |
| Nung-Fengshan | Tai-Kadai | lam.3 | cut down | lam.3 | cut |
| Dargwa (Tsudakhar dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | балгъиз | cut down | балгъиз | cut |
| Kryz | Nakh-Daghestanian | йетІджи | cut down | йетІджи | cut |
| Kryz | Nakh-Daghestanian | йетІджу | cut down | йетІджу | cut |
| Tsez (Sagada dialect) | Nakh-Daghestanian | речІва | cut down | речІва | cut |
| Marathi | Indo-European | kaːpaɳe | cut down | kaːpaɳe | cut |
| Telugu | Dravidian | cheedincu | cut down | cheedincu | cut |
| Rumai | Austroasiatic | koh.51 | cut down | koh.51 | cut |
| Abui, Fuimelang | Timor-Alor-Pantar | ha+weike | cut down | ha+weike | cut |
| Alorese, Baranusa | Austronesian | pakːu | cut down | pakːu | cut |
| Alorese, Dulolong | Austronesian | paku | cut down | pakːu | cut |
| Alorese, Kecil | Austronesian | pakːu | cut down | pakːu | cut |
| Blagar, Tuntuli | Timor-Alor-Pantar | boki | cut down | boki | cut |
| Bunak, Suai | Timor-Alor-Pantar | giɛp | cut down | giɛp | cut |
| Buru | Austronesian | taha | cut down | taha | cut |
| Ili'uun | Austronesian | lat͡ʃi | cut down | lat͡ʃi | cut |
| Fataluku | Timor-Alor-Pantar | rɛˈkisɛ | cut down | rɛkisɛ | cut |
| Tubbe | Timor-Alor-Pantar | bailaŋ | cut down | bailaŋ | cut |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | `oki | to cut down | `oki | to cut |
| Swahili | Atlantic-Congo | -kata | to cut down | -kata | to cut |
| Takia | Austronesian | -tare (2) | to cut down | -tare (2) | to cut |
| Tarifiyt Berber | Afro-Asiatic | qqəs | to cut down | qqəs | to cut |
| Wichí | Matacoan | yiset | to cut down | yiset | to cut |
| Zinacantán Tzotzil | Mayan | boh | to cut down | boh | to cut |