How to say “blood” around the world
5,671 languages · 496 in their own spelling
Dots of one colour begin with a similar sound. Colours group words by the class of their first consonant (a sound-class method used in linguistics): words that begin alike share a colour. This shows resemblance, not common origin — proving relationship needs case-by-case comparison. Readable forms come from Wiktionary translation tables; many smaller languages come from the ASJP word lists, in ASJP’s simplified transcription.
| Language | Word | Romanization | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 血 | xuè | Sino-Tibetan |
| English | blood | Indo-European | |
| Spanish | sangre | Indo-European | |
| Hindi | ख़ून | xūn | Indo-European |
| Arabic | دَم | dam | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bengali | রক্ত | rokto | Indo-European |
| Indonesian | darah | Austronesian | |
| Portuguese | sangue | Indo-European | |
| French | sang | Indo-European | |
| Russian | кровь | krovʹ | Indo-European |
| Japanese | 血 | chi | Japonic |
| Marathi | रक्त | rakta | Indo-European |
| Swahili | damu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Turkish | kan | Turkic | |
| Telugu | రక్తం | raktaṁ | Dravidian |
| Wu Chinese | 血 | ⁷shioq | Sino-Tibetan |
| Korean | 피 | pi | Koreanic |
| German | Blut | Indo-European | |
| Vietnamese | máu | Austroasiatic | |
| Tamil | ரத்தம் | rattam | Dravidian |
| Cantonese | 血 | hyut³ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Urdu | خُون | xūn | Indo-European |
| Italian | sangue | Indo-European | |
| Egyptian Arabic | دم | damm | Afro-Asiatic |
| Gujarati | લોહી | lohī | Indo-European |
| Western Farsi | خُون | xūn | Indo-European |
| Min Nan Chinese | 血 | huih | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hakka Chinese | 血 | hiet | Sino-Tibetan |
| Jinyu Chinese | 血 | xyeh⁴ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hausa | jini | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kannada | ರಕ್ತ | rakta | Dravidian |
| Polish | krew | Indo-European | |
| Yoruba | ẹ̀jẹ̀ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Xiang Chinese | 血 | xie⁶ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Malayalam | രക്തം | raktaṁ | Dravidian |
| Odia | ରକ୍ତ | rakta | Indo-European |
| Burmese | သွေး | swe: | Sino-Tibetan |
| Moroccan Arabic | دم | damm | Afro-Asiatic |
| Igbo | obara | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Ukrainian | кров | krov | Indo-European |
| Uzbek | qon | Turkic | |
| Sindhi | رت | ratu | Indo-European |
| Romanian | sânge | Indo-European | |
| Dutch | bloed | Indo-European | |
| Gan Chinese | 血 | xyot⁶ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Amharic | ደም | däm | Afro-Asiatic |
| Thai | เลือด | lʉ̂ʉat | Tai-Kadai |
| Lingala | makilá | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian | кр̑в | Indo-European | |
| Khmer | ឈាម | chiəm | Austroasiatic |
| Somali | dhiig | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Turkmen | gan | Turkic | |
| Cebuano | dugo | Austronesian | |
| Nepali | रगत | ragat | Indo-European |
| Assamese | তেজ | tez | Indo-European |
| Sinhala | ලේ | lē | Indo-European |
| Greek | αίμα | aíma | Indo-European |
| Northeastern Thai | เลือด | Tai-Kadai | |
| Kurdish | xûn | Indo-European | |
| Hijazi Arabic | دَمّ | damm | Afro-Asiatic |
| Tajik | хун | xun | Indo-European |
| Sylheti | ꠟꠃ | lou | Indo-European |
| Kazakh | қан | qan | Turkic |
| Hungarian | vér | Uralic | |
| Kinyarwanda | amaraso | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Zulu | igazi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nyanja | magazi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Southern Pashto | وينه | wina | Indo-European |
| Czech | krev | Indo-European | |
| Uighur | قان | qan | Turkic |
| Afrikaans | bloed | Indo-European | |
| Min Dong Chinese | 血 | háik | Sino-Tibetan |
| Haitian | san | Indo-European | |
| Kanuri | bû | Saharan | |
| Swedish | blod | Indo-European | |
| Azerbaijani | qan | Turkic | |
| Iloko | dara | Austronesian | |
| Bulgarian | кръв | krăv | Indo-European |
| Shona | ropa | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Hiligaynon | dugo | Austronesian | |
| Xhosa | igazi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Belarusian | кроў | krow | Indo-European |
| Tigrinya | ደም | däm | Afro-Asiatic |
| Neapolitan | sanghe | Indo-European | |
| Central Kurdish | خوێن | xwên | Indo-European |
| Santali | ᱨᱳᱠᱳᱛ | rokot | Austroasiatic |
| Kikuyu | thakame | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Northern Thai | ᩃᩮᩬᩥᨯ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Danish | blod | Indo-European | |
| Slovak | krv | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sotho | madi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Umbundu | osonde | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Minangkabau | darah | Austronesian | |
| Finnish | veri | Uralic | |
| Lao | ເລືອດ | lư̄at | Tai-Kadai |
| Norwegian | blod | Indo-European | |
| Tatar | кан | qan | Turkic |
| Buginese | dara | Austronesian | |
| Catalan | sang | Indo-European | |
| Guarani | tuguy | Tupian | |
| Sicilian | sancu | Indo-European | |
| Kirghiz | кан | kan | Turkic |
| Swiss German | Bluet | Indo-European | |
| Riffian | ddem | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Armenian | արյուն | aryun | Indo-European |
| Bambara | jòli | Mande | |
| Ganda | omusaayi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Balinese | getih | Austronesian | |
| S'gaw Karen | သွံၣ် | thweè | Sino-Tibetan |
| Lithuanian | kraũjas | Indo-European | |
| Tok Pisin | blut | Indo-European | |
| Lombard | sang | Indo-European | |
| Georgian | სისხლი | sisxli | Kartvelian |
| Acehnese | darah | Austronesian | |
| Albanian | gjak | Indo-European | |
| Ewe | ʋu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Shan | လိူတ်ႈ | lōet | Tai-Kadai |
| Mongolian | цус | cus | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Chadian Arabic | دم | damm | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bikol | dugo | Austronesian | |
| Galician | sangue | Indo-European | |
| Pampanga | daya | Austronesian | |
| Slovenian | kri | Indo-European | |
| Bouyei | liad | Tai-Kadai | |
| Esperanto | sango | Artificial Language | |
| Macedonian | крв | krv | Indo-European |
| Sichuan Yi | ꌦ | sy | Sino-Tibetan |
| Piedmontese | sangh | Indo-European | |
| Venetian | sangue | Indo-European | |
| Zhuang | lowd | Tai-Kadai | |
| Rohingya | rokto | Indo-European | |
| Afar | qabal | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kabardian | лъы | lˢə | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Makasar | cera | Austronesian | |
| Gun | ohùn | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Latvian | asinis | Indo-European | |
| Quechua | yawar | Quechuan | |
| Scots | blude | Indo-European | |
| Tày | lượt | Tai-Kadai | |
| Manipuri | ꯏ | ʼi | Sino-Tibetan |
| Chechen | цӏий | cʼii | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Emilian | sângv | Indo-European | |
| Venda | malofha | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Estonian | veri | Uralic | |
| Bashkir | ҡан | qan | Turkic |
| Tibetan | ཁྲག | khrag | Sino-Tibetan |
| Maguindanao | rugu | Austronesian | |
| Pangasinan | dala | Austronesian | |
| Romagnol | sângv | Indo-European | |
| Tausug | dugu | Austronesian | |
| Newari | हि | hi | Sino-Tibetan |
| Central Okinawan | 血 | chii | Japonic |
| Nuer | riɛm | Nilotic | |
| Kabuverdianu | sangi | Indo-European | |
| Mon | ဆီ | chim | Austroasiatic |
| Western Frisian | bloed | Indo-European | |
| Frafra | zɩɩm | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Iu Mien | nziaamv | Hmong-Mien | |
| Nupe-Nupe-Tako | egyà | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Kalmyk | цусн | tsusn | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Maranao | dara | Austronesian | |
| Avar | би | bi | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Basque | odol | Isolates | |
| Chuvash | юн | jun | Turkic |
| Welsh | gwaed | Indo-European | |
| Yucatec Maya | kʼiʼikʼ | Mayan | |
| Lü | ᦵᦟᦲᧆ | loed | Tai-Kadai |
| Tai Nüa | ᥘᥫᥖ | loet | Tai-Kadai |
| Kui (India) | ତୂଗୁ | tūgu | Dravidian |
| Lezghian | иви | ivi | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Rusyn | кровь | krovʹ | Indo-European |
| Morisyen | disan | Indo-European | |
| Réunion Creole French | san | Indo-European | |
| Walloon | sonk | Indo-European | |
| Kara-Kalpak | qan | Turkic | |
| Adyghe | лъы | lˢə | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Classical Syriac | ܕܡܐ | dəmā | Afro-Asiatic |
| Maltese | demm | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Crimean Tatar | qan | Turkic | |
| Occitan | sang | Indo-European | |
| Vlax Romani | rat | Indo-European | |
| Ligurian | sangre | Indo-European | |
| Mari | вӱр | vür | Uralic |
| Tetum | raan | Austronesian | |
| Asturian | sangre | Indo-European | |
| Yakut | хаан | xaan | Turkic |
| Chavacano | sangre | Indo-European | |
| Kumyk | къан | qan | Turkic |
| Limbu | ᤔᤠ᤺ᤰᤜᤡ | mākhi | Sino-Tibetan |
| Samoan | toto | Austronesian | |
| Sranan Tongo | brudu | Indo-European | |
| Ngas | sem | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Tzotzil | chʼichʼelil | Mayan | |
| Mingrelian | ზისხირი | zisxiri | Kartvelian |
| Dhivehi | ލޭ | lē | Indo-European |
| Chakma | 𑄣𑄮 | lo | Indo-European |
| Ingush | цӏий | cʼii | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Papiamento | sanger | Indo-European | |
| Icelandic | blóð | Indo-European | |
| Karachay-Balkar | къан | qan | Turkic |
| Naxi | sai | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Friulian | sanc | Indo-European | |
| Tuvinian | хан | xan | Turkic |
| Khowar | لیے | ley | Indo-European |
| Udmurt | вир | vir | Uralic |
| Jarai | drah | Austronesian | |
| Ao Naga | azü | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Plautdietsch | Bloot | Indo-European | |
| Laz | დინცხირი | dinʒxiri | Kartvelian |
| Dzongkha | ཁྲག | khrag | Sino-Tibetan |
| Zeelandic | bloed | Indo-European | |
| Buriat | шуһан | šuhan | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Māori | toto | Austronesian | |
| Extremaduran | sangri | Indo-European | |
| Dongxiang | chusun | Mongolic-Khitan | |
| Abkhaz | ашьа | aša | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Navajo | dił | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Bahnar | pham | Austroasiatic | |
| Komi | вир | vir | Uralic |
| Lak | оь | oˤ | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Corsican | sangui | Indo-European | |
| Solu-Khumbu Sherpa | ཁྲག | khrag | Sino-Tibetan |
| Western Kayah | ꤞꤝꤤ꤬ | thwì | Sino-Tibetan |
| Gagauz | kan | Turkic | |
| Irish | fuil | Indo-European | |
| Ladino | sangre | Indo-European | |
| Khün | ᩃᩮᩨ᩠ᨯ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Aromanian | sãndzi | Indo-European | |
| Belize Kriol English | blod | Indo-European | |
| Yakan | laha' | Austronesian | |
| Kashubian | krew | Indo-European | |
| Breton | gwad | Indo-European | |
| Mwani | damu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Erzya | верь | veŕ | Uralic |
| Tboli | lito | Austronesian | |
| Nogai | кан | kan | Turkic |
| Mulam | phjet⁷ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Zapotec | rini | Otomanguean | |
| Ngizim | dǝdǝm | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Võro | veri | Uralic | |
| Tabasaran | ифи | ifi | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Lepcha | ᰟᰧ | vi | Sino-Tibetan |
| Sikkimese | ཁྱག | khyag | Sino-Tibetan |
| Faroese | blóð | Indo-European | |
| Komi-Permyak | вир | vir | Uralic |
| Rawang | shvwi | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Scottish Gaelic | fuil | Indo-European | |
| Mansaka | apul | Austronesian | |
| Aguaruna | numpa | Chicham | |
| Southern Altai | кан | kan | Turkic |
| Matigsalug Manobo | langesa | Austronesian | |
| Sanskrit | असृज् | asṛj | Indo-European |
| Khakas | хан | xan | Turkic |
| Ternate | au | North Halmahera | |
| Dungan | ще | xiə | Sino-Tibetan |
| Romansh | sang | Indo-European | |
| Tlaxcala-Puebla-Central Nahuatl | eztli | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Bunun | haidang | Austronesian | |
| Chepang | वयः | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Karelian | veri | Uralic | |
| Plains Cree | ᒥᐦᑯ | Algic | |
| Aukan | buulu | Indo-European | |
| Ch'orti' | chʼichʼ | Mayan | |
| Aghul | иъ | iʔ | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Hawaiian | koko | Austronesian | |
| Harari | ደም | däm | Afro-Asiatic |
| North Saami | varra | Uralic | |
| Central Yupik | auk | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Yogad | daga | Austronesian | |
| Evenki | сэксэ | səksə | Tungusic |
| Western Bukidnon Manobo | lengesa | Austronesian | |
| Mirandese | sangre | Indo-European | |
| Svan | ზისხ | zisx | Kartvelian |
| Angguruk Yali | mep | Nuclear Trans New Guinea | |
| Drung | sheui | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Western Apache | dił | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Upper Sorbian | krej | Indo-European | |
| Guhu-Samane | dzuu | Nuclear Trans New Guinea | |
| Cherokee | ᎩᎦ | giga | Iroquoian |
| Yagnobi | вахн | vaxn | Indo-European |
| Fala | sangri | Indo-European | |
| Rukai | eray | Austronesian | |
| Northern Frisian | Blör | Indo-European | |
| Choctaw | issish | Muskogean | |
| Aragonese | sangre | Indo-European | |
| Äiwoo | delâ | Austronesian | |
| Udi | пӏи | ṗi | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Chitral Kalasha | ḷúi | Indo-European | |
| Abau | nioh | Sepik | |
| Lower Sorbian | kšej | Indo-European | |
| Baruya | tawe | Angan | |
| Chukchi | мутԓымуԓ | mutḷymuḷ | Chukotko-Kamchatkan |
| Jejueo | 피 | pi | Koreanic |
| Megleno-Romanian | sǫnzi | Indo-European | |
| Rapanui | toto | Austronesian | |
| Dolgan | каан | kaan | Turkic |
| Amanab | taf | Border | |
| Koryak | муллымул | mulləmul | Chukotko-Kamchatkan |
| Mrassu Shor-Tutal | қан | qan | Turkic |
| Cheyenne | ma'e | Algic | |
| Ayoreo | iyoi | Zamucoan | |
| Moksha | вер | ver | Uralic |
| Nihali | चॉर्टॉ | Isolates | |
| Manx | fuill | Indo-European | |
| Interlingua | sanguine | Artificial Language | |
| Bororo | kure | Bororoan | |
| Nanai | сэксэ | sekse | Tungusic |
| Veps | veri | Uralic | |
| Pipil | esti | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Istro-Romanian | sănze | Indo-European | |
| Khinalug | пӏи | ṗi | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Northern Mansi | ке̄лп | kēlp | Uralic |
| Wano | adian | Nuclear Trans New Guinea | |
| Archi | би | bi | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Tlingit | shé | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Apalaí | munu | Cariban | |
| Cornish | goes | Indo-European | |
| Skolt Sami | võrr | Uralic | |
| Wampanoag | musquéheonk | Algic | |
| Shabo | yɛrom | Isolates |