welfare vs sake

welfare and sake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
welfare	Yes	No	No	No
sake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sake is a hyponym of welfare; that is, sake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than welfare:

Other hyponyms of welfare include advantage, reward, interest.

welfare (noun)	sake (noun)
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need	a reason for wanting something done
something that aids or promotes well-being	the purpose of achieving or obtaining
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous	Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot