SIv qenobIywan:
>does anyone know if there are any languages in which the word for
>"elevator" conveys more just the upward motion?
"elevator"vaD "Germany"ngan Hol mu' vISam:
Aufzug     jaHwI'
Fahrstuhl  lengbogh quS
rurlaw' latlh Holmey.
                                        DujHoD