| Language | Family | Form for ARCH | Gloss for ARCH | Form for BOW | Gloss for BOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | Indo-European | 'tokson | arch | 'tokson | bow |
| Latin | Indo-European | arcus | arch | arcus | bow |
| Italian | Indo-European | arco | arch | arco | bow |
| Spanish | Indo-European | arco | arch | arco | bow |
| Catalan | Indo-European | arc | arch | arc | bow |
| Portuguese | Indo-European | arco | arch | arco | bow |
| Danish | Indo-European | bue | arch | bue | bow |
| Old English | Indo-European | boga | arch | boga | bow |
| Dutch | Indo-European | boog | arch | boog | bow |
| Old High German | Indo-European | biugo | arch | biugo | bow |
| Old High German | Indo-European | bogo | arch | bogo | bow |
| German | Indo-European | Bogen | arch | Bogen | bow |
| Yiddish | Indo-European | bojgn | arch | bojgn | bow |
| Serbo-Croatian | Indo-European | luk | arch | luk | bow |
| Albanian (Tosk variety) | Indo-European | hark | arch | hark | bow |
| Basque | Basque | 'arkü | arch | 'arkü | bow |
| Hausa | Afro-Asiatic | baka | arch | baka | bow |
| Polci | Afro-Asiatic | məəm | arch | məəm | bow |
| Chatino (Zacatepec variety) | Otomanguean | kilʸa | arch | kilʸa | bow |
| Ese Ejja (Huarayo) | Pano-Tacanan | e-koi-xi | arch | e-koi-xi | bow |
| Ayoreo | Zamucoan | 'dok-oohi | arch | 'dok-oo'hi | bow |
| Punjabi | Indo-European | kamānā | arch | kamāna | bow |
| Hausa | Afro-Asiatic | bàkáa | the arch | bàkáa | the bow |
| Kanuri | Saharan | kábbì | the arch | kábbí | the bow |
| Old High German | Indo-European | bogo | the arch | bogo | the bow |
| Otomi | Otomanguean | nsä'mi | the arch | nsä'mi | the bow |
| Romanian | Indo-European | arc | the arch | arc | the bow |
| Seychelles Creole | Indo-European | lark | the arch | lark | the bow |
| Tarifiyt Berber | Afro-Asiatic | řqəws | the arch | řqəws | the bow |