| Language | Family | Form for NAIL (TOOL) | Gloss for NAIL (TOOL) | Form for FINGERNAIL | Gloss for FINGERNAIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle English | Indo-European | nail | nail | nail | fingernail |
| Old High German | Indo-European | nagal | nail | nagal | fingernail |
| German | Indo-European | Nagel | nail | Nagel | fingernail |
| Yiddish | Indo-European | nogl | nail | nogl | fingernail |
| Polci | Afro-Asiatic | mbek | nail | mbek | fingernail |
| Bengali | Indo-European | nakha | nail | nakha | fingernail |
| Manchu | Tungusic | xitʰaxʊn | nail | xitʰaxʊn | fingernail |
| Southern Kiwai | Kiwaian | tu-igiri-pitu | nail | tu-igiri-pitu | fingernail |
| Old High German | Indo-European | nagal | the nail | nagal | the fingernail |
| Seychelles Creole | Indo-European | zong | the nail | zong | the fingernail |