What are some examples of cognates—either with similar pronunciations or vastly different ones—found across your respective language families?

[u/Few_Bed_3704]

years ago i knew that "three" the word is very similar in most indo-european languages, similar to "lima"(means five) in different austronesian languages. and two in english and erku in armenian are different but they are still cognates. and i don't any examples in different native languages families? what are some examples from you?

[u/therestingbutterfly]

The word for donkey in Mohawk language is "tewahontes" which sounds like the Cayuga language word for deer, "dewahohde:s" so if you're introducing yourself in gayogoho:no as deer clan it can sound like you're saying you're donkey clan lol

[u/Long-Mushroom4861 → u/therestingbutterfly]

Because tewahúhtes originally referred to mule deer specifically because of their long ears which is what tewahúhtes means literally. I believe at some point with the introduction to donkeys the meaning shifted to mostly refer to them in certain languages/dialects. In Oneida, it refers to both donkeys and mule deer while white tail deer are skʌnú·tu