All of these are glorified Swadesh lists. The concept dates back to the 1950s. Semdom.org (and/or rapidwords.net) has some useful checklists if you're looking

All of these are glorified Swadesh lists. The concept dates back to the 1950s. Semdom.org (and/or rapidwords.net) has some useful checklists if you're looking to create a comprehensive vocabulary or map concepts across existing ones.