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Roots in Senthra

Senthra's earliest words were created through so-called "base concepts" - rudimentary, usually easy-to-grasp concepts like "life", "time" or "no". It is assumed that the sounds were associated with their concepts or at least one of the categories (concept combinations) precisely when the sounds were first made by the "inventors" of the language (even before the earliest state of the language we can reconstruct, Proto-Mexic) - the sound "thr", for example, imitates the sound a burning fire makes, while "khr" is similar to ice cracking.

From then on, these concepts expanded and solidified, and even today, Senthra's base vocabulary has mostly remained unchanged due to early standardisation and the importance of these concepts to the speakers of Senthra.

Most of the following words were created on-the-spot and, as expected, there are a lot of overlaps between the categories, depending on what concept the speaker needed to emphasise at the given moment (e.g. "comrade", "together" and "everyone" being in three separate categories). However, learning these concepts may prove to be very helpful to learners of Senthra.

One-concept words:

S (nature, spirituality): sa (nature), so (world, now obsolete)
L (not) - often "unknown" as a final: le (no), lu (negation affix)
N (here, life): nu (here), ni (life), na (breathe), nio (breath)
M (spirit, intellect): me (idea, opinion), mio (think, opine), myo (understand), ma (intellect)
X (body, effort): xa (body), xi (effort)
Kh (create, give birth): khe (produce), khio (create)
Y (now, time): ya (now), yio (time), ye (that [conj.])
Th (places, directions): the (place), thi (space)
R (great things): ra (big, great)
Thr (warmth, goodness): thre (good [adj.]), thryo (good [n.]), thri (warm)
Khr (coldness, hardness): khre (bad [adj.]), khro (bad [n.]), khra (cold), khry (hard)

Two-concept words:

Final Letter -> Initial Letter v	S (nature, spirituality)	L (not) - often "unknown" as a final	N (here, life) - often "the speaker" as a final	M (spirit, intellect)	Kh (create, give birth)	Y (now, time)	Th (places, directions)	R (great things)
S (nature, spirituality)	PLANTS (the basic components of nature -> plants) sys (plant) sios (tree) sis (flower) sas (bush) ses (grass) sus (green)	PRODUCTS (not natural things -> products) siol (product, craft) sul (leather) sal (process)	ANIMALS (living creatures from nature -> animals) sin (domesticated animal) syn (predator) sen (herd, pack)	HIGHER POWERS (the spirit of nature -> higher powers) sam (God) syom (belief, faith) sim (faithful, loyal) sem (storm) som (sky) siom (chance) sum (happen [v.])	WOMEN (it is in their nature to create and give birth -> women) sakh (woman) sikh (female) sykh (she)	AGE (the way nature measures time -> age) siy (age) sey (old) sioy (wrinkle)	CHANGE (nature forcing things out of their place -> change) sath (change [v.]) seth (change [n.]) syoth (become) soth (cycle)	MEN (it is in their nature to strive for great things -> men) syr (man) ser (male) sior (he)
L (not)	DESERT (the lack of nature -> desert) las (desert, wasteland) lys (flat) lios (sand)	NOTHING (absolute negation -> nothing) lel (nothing) lyl (zero) lal (hole) liol (empty)	DEATH (negated life -> death) lin (death) len (die) lan (end [n.]) lyon (end [v., intr.])	IDIOCY (the lack of intellect -> idiocy) lom (dumb) lum (fool)	DESTRUCTION (negated creation -> destruction) lokh (without, -less) lekh (destroy) lakh (kill) lykh (murder) liokh (destruction)	FUTURE (the time that doesn't exist yet -> the future) lay (future) lioy (late) liy (later) luy (next)	DISCORD (the lack of a unified direction -> discord) loth (discord, disunity) lyth (difference) leth (differ) luth (divide) lioth (but) lath (battle) lyoth (fight)	SMALLNESS (the lack of greatness -> smallness) lor (small) lyor (weak) ler (only) lar (few)
N (here, life)	HEALTH (full of life and spirit -> health) nis (health) nos (healthy) nas (be in good health) nios (new) nes (young)	SOMETHING (an unknown thing near the speaker -> something) nil (something) nyl (nominaliser for concrete nouns)	NUTRITION (use up other living creatures to live -> nutrition) nin (food) nan (eat) nun (feed, nurture) nyn (meat)	SATISFACTION (use intellect to make do with what one has now -> satisfaction) nim (just enough [lagom]) nem (make do) nam (content) niom (satisfy) num (be satisfied)	N-KH	I (here and now am -> I) nyy (I) nay (self) nioy (name [v.]) ney (have, own [v.]) nuy (property, belongings) noy (own [adj.])	AREAS (places defined more closely -> areas) nath (area) nyth (size) noth (field) nyoth (country) nuth (side) nith (open [adj.]) neth (stay)	N-R
M (spirit, intellect)	CAUSALITY (the way nature's intellect manifests -> causality) mas (reason; cause) mes (because) mys (why; for some reason) mios (result) mus (after) mos (rule)	OTHERS (unknown beings -> others) mal (someone else) mil (something else) miol (other; different) mel (than)	PERCEPTION (detect objects near the speaker through intellect -> perception) man (see) mion (hear) myn (sight) men (hearing) myon (smell [v.])	LOGIC (absolute intellect -> logic) miom (logic) mim (number, counting) mem (deduce, know [a person deeply]) mym (-ness [nominaliser for abstract nouns])	WRITING (create through mental activities -> writing) mikh (write) miokh (carve, etch) mekh (book) makh (read)	LEARNING (to receive intellect through time -> learning) may (learn) myy (teach) mioy (teaching, lesson, subject)	BRAIN (the place for mental activities -> the brain) mith (brain, mind) meth (think) moth (head)	WISDOM (create great things through intellect -> wisdom) mar (genius) mior (smart) myr (know [facts or have knowledge of someone]) mir ([general] knowledge)
X (body, effort)	CELESTIAL BODIES (a moving body from nature -> celestial bodies) xas (moon) xys (ground, soil, planet) xios (circle) xes (round)	SOMEBODY (an unknown body near the speaker -> someone) xal (somebody) xel (you - SG)	ACCOMPANIMENT (another body near the speaker -> accompaniment) xen (escort [n.], accompaniment) xin (follow) xion (escort [v.], accompany) xyn (escort [n., person], follower, comrade) xan (exclusive we)	HEROES (the combination of body and intellect gives birth to -> heroes) xem (hero/ine) xiom (feat, heroic deed) xyom (victory) xam (victor, winner) xom (win, defeat [v.])	ACTIVITY (create something through effort -> activity) xikh (do, make) xakh (work [v.]) xykh (work [n.]) xiokh (-ify [verbalizer]) xyokh (strong) xukh (strength) xekh (possible) xokh (hard [with much effort])	X-Y	X-TH	X-R
Kh (create, give birth)	SORT (how nature has created things -> sorts) khis (type, sort; way, manner) khios (species, genus) khas (like, as; how; somehow) khes (-like [affix])	IDLENESS (not creating -> idleness) khiol (idle) khil (sit) khal (rest)	PEOPLE (born to live -> people) khen (person) khyn (people) khon (stand) khan (skin)	KH-M	BIRTH (a born creature gives birth to another -> birth) khakh (give birth) khokh (be born) khekh (mother) khiokh (sex) khykh (have sex) khukh (begin) khyokh (beginning)	KH-Y	KH-TH	ENDEAVOR (create great things -> endeavor) khir (goal, aim [n.]) khor (want [v.], wish [v.]) khyr (want [n.], wish [n.]) khior (try [v.], strive for) kher (try [n.], attempt)
Y (now, time)	Y-S	SOMETIME (an unknown or forgotten time -> sometime) yal (sometime [in the past]) yiol (early) yil (earlier) yol (before [temporal]) yel (previous) yul (already)	OBJECTS (things for the here and now -> objects) yan (this) yon (that) yion (thing, stuff)	FEELINGS (the spirit that currently conquers the speaker -> feelings) yum (pride) yiom (respect)	Y-KH	CUSTOMS (actions that happen time and time again -> customs) yey (custom) yuy (again) yioy (always)	Y-TH	Y-R
Th (places, directions)	UNDERGROUND (a place that is one with nature -> underground) thes (underground) thios (ore) thyos (fossil)	SOMEWHERE (an unknown place -> somewhere) thel (somewhere) thal (lose) thiol (loss) thyl (get lost)	CHOICES (the directions the speaker can take -> choices) thion (choose, determine) than (choice) thyon (or) then (the)	LANGUAGE (convey one's intellect to others -> language) them (language) thym (speak) thiom (word) tham (say) thum (call, shout)	ROADS (something we create to be able to get elsewhere -> roads) thakh (road, way, path) thykh (long)	TH-Y	DIRECTIONS (from one place to another -> directions) thoth (direction) thyth (put) thioth (leg) thath (foot) theth (go)	INSIDE (the greatest things can be found on the -> inside) thyor (in, inside) thyr (property; quality) ther (a person's character) thar (middle) thur (self, oneself) thir (hold, contain) thior (closed)
R (great things)	MOUNTAINS (nature's greatest things -> mountains) ras (mountain) rios (stone, rock) rys (cliff) res (peak, summit)	FEAR (the great unknown causes -> fear) rul (fear [n.]) ral (fear [v.]) ryl (black) riol (blackness, darkness)	UNITY (with everyone in one place, great things can be reached -> unity) ran (unity) run (company) ren (collect, gather) rion (congregate) ron (yes) ryn (together) rin (one)	R-M	BUILDING (create great things -> building) rekh (house) rykh (build) riokh (home[land]) ryokh (support [v.]) rakh (support [n.]) rokh (cover [v.])	R-Y	UNIVERSE (the greatest place -> the universe) rith (world, universe)	WHOLENESS (the biggest part ->the whole) rar (all, whole) ryr (everyone) rer (and) rior (too, also) ror (full)
Thr (warmth, goodness)	STARS (nature's glowing elements -> stars) thrys (star) thrios (day) thrus (sun) thres (shine) thras (bright)	BLESSING (warmth of unknown origin -> blessing) thrul (blessing) thral (bless)	CLOTHES (warmth for the speaker -> clothes) thren (shirt) thrion (pants) thran (clothe) thron (wear) thryn (fabric)	BENEVOLENCE (acting with kindness and intellect -> benevolence) thrum (benevolence, goodwill) thram (good [morally]) thrim (truth) thrym (true) threm (origin of the now obsolete truth particle) thriom (love [n.]) throm (love [v.])	FIRE (warmth created by us -> fire) thrikh (fire) thrakh (red) thrukh (burn)	HAPPINESS (short-lived warmth -> happiness) thray (happiness, joy) thriy (happy) thryoy (rejoice) thrioy (heart)	GIVING (good things in one direction -> giving) thruth (give) thrioth (present, gift) thrath (receive, get) thryth (share [v.]) threth (two)	ABUNDANCE (a great number of good things -> abundance) threr (abundance, riches) thrar (much) thryr (many) thrior (rich) thrur (almost)
Khr (coldness, hardness)	ICE (nature's coldest thing -> ice) khras (ice) khris (snow [n.]) khrios (snow [v.]) khrys (white)	CURSE (coldness of unknown origin -> curse) khriol (curse [n.]) khryl (curse [v.]) khral (disease) khrel (sick) khrul (pain) khryol (in pain)	KHR-N	EVIL (acting with coldness and intellect -> evil) khram (evil [adj.]) khryom (evil [n.])	TOOLS (something hard that creates -> tools) khrokh (tool) khrakh (hammer) khrykh (use) khryokh (strike)	SADNESS (short-lived coldness -> sadness) khroy (sadness, grief) khrey (sad) khray (mope, feel sad)	WATER (moving coldness -> water) khrith (water) khrioth (river) khrath (flow [v.]) khreth (drink [v.]) khryth (drink [n.]) khryoth (blue)	KHR-R

Three-concept words:
There is only one word that was formed as a combination of three root concepts:

Mexus, the home planet of the speakers of Senthra. It literally means something like "a world (s) created by intellect (m) and effort (x)" (in Senthra: mio'rokh rer xi'rokh khio'yioy'yil rin so)

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