The Importance of Cultural Building in Words

In 2015, I did a cluster of words related to childbearing influenced by the birth of my first child on December 17. In doing so, I had to consider what medical knowledge the estatimik would have and what cultural associations they would have with birth. One place where this led to a particular choice was in the derivation of kenri, meaning placenta. It derives from ken, meaning moon, and ri, meaning meat or flesh. But words you choose to make can also come through cultural building. Living culture in mind and even building it alongside your words can help you when working with prompts or themes for Lexember.