Arigatō/Obrigado ... Coincidence?
Are the words for "thank you" in Japanese and Portuguese related?
Jawahara Edwards notices that the words for Thank You in Japanese and Portuguese are oddly alike: arigatō in Japanese, obrigado in Portuguese. She wonders whether there is a relationship.
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