Is 長 in Japanese related to “naga” in Thai and Sanskrit?












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The kanji 長い (“nagai”) means “long” in Japanese.



And “naga” in Sanskrit and Thai means “snake” or “serpent”.



It seems to me that there could be a relation between them given that snakes are usually described as long.



Is there any relationship between them? Do they have a shared origin?






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    The kanji 長い (“nagai”) means “long” in Japanese.



    And “naga” in Sanskrit and Thai means “snake” or “serpent”.



    It seems to me that there could be a relation between them given that snakes are usually described as long.



    Is there any relationship between them? Do they have a shared origin?






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      The kanji 長い (“nagai”) means “long” in Japanese.



      And “naga” in Sanskrit and Thai means “snake” or “serpent”.



      It seems to me that there could be a relation between them given that snakes are usually described as long.



      Is there any relationship between them? Do they have a shared origin?






      etymology







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      The kanji 長い (“nagai”) means “long” in Japanese.



      And “naga” in Sanskrit and Thai means “snake” or “serpent”.



      It seems to me that there could be a relation between them given that snakes are usually described as long.



      Is there any relationship between them? Do they have a shared origin?






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          One could extend that hypothesis to ask if there's a connection between English long and Yiddish schlong.





          • English long ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos (“long”).


          • Yiddish schlong is from German Schlange ("snake") and ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *slenk- (“to wind, twist, slink, creep”).


          That is, no apparent connection.



          Back to your particular thought:





          • Japanese 長- naga- is thought to derive from, or be cognate with, obsolete verb 流る nagaru, root of modern verb pair 流れる nagareru ("to flow") / 流す nagasu ("to flush something, to make something flow"). I've also thought these might be related to verb 投ぐ nagu, modern 投げる nageru ("to throw").


          • Sanskrit नाग naga ("snake") ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *sneg- (“to crawl; a creeping thing”), the same as English snake.


          So again, no apparent connection.






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            @Fogmeister: Happy to help! FWIW, some folks trace the Japanese term even earlier to reconstructed *nanka-.

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          One could extend that hypothesis to ask if there's a connection between English long and Yiddish schlong.





          • English long ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos (“long”).


          • Yiddish schlong is from German Schlange ("snake") and ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *slenk- (“to wind, twist, slink, creep”).


          That is, no apparent connection.



          Back to your particular thought:





          • Japanese 長- naga- is thought to derive from, or be cognate with, obsolete verb 流る nagaru, root of modern verb pair 流れる nagareru ("to flow") / 流す nagasu ("to flush something, to make something flow"). I've also thought these might be related to verb 投ぐ nagu, modern 投げる nageru ("to throw").


          • Sanskrit नाग naga ("snake") ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *sneg- (“to crawl; a creeping thing”), the same as English snake.


          So again, no apparent connection.






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            Ah! Excellent answer thanks :-)

            – Fogmeister
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            @Fogmeister: Happy to help! FWIW, some folks trace the Japanese term even earlier to reconstructed *nanka-.

            – Eiríkr Útlendi
            4 hours ago


















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          One could extend that hypothesis to ask if there's a connection between English long and Yiddish schlong.





          • English long ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos (“long”).


          • Yiddish schlong is from German Schlange ("snake") and ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *slenk- (“to wind, twist, slink, creep”).


          That is, no apparent connection.



          Back to your particular thought:





          • Japanese 長- naga- is thought to derive from, or be cognate with, obsolete verb 流る nagaru, root of modern verb pair 流れる nagareru ("to flow") / 流す nagasu ("to flush something, to make something flow"). I've also thought these might be related to verb 投ぐ nagu, modern 投げる nageru ("to throw").


          • Sanskrit नाग naga ("snake") ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *sneg- (“to crawl; a creeping thing”), the same as English snake.


          So again, no apparent connection.






          share|improve this answer





















          • 1





            Ah! Excellent answer thanks :-)

            – Fogmeister
            4 hours ago






          • 1





            @Fogmeister: Happy to help! FWIW, some folks trace the Japanese term even earlier to reconstructed *nanka-.

            – Eiríkr Útlendi
            4 hours ago
















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          One could extend that hypothesis to ask if there's a connection between English long and Yiddish schlong.





          • English long ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos (“long”).


          • Yiddish schlong is from German Schlange ("snake") and ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *slenk- (“to wind, twist, slink, creep”).


          That is, no apparent connection.



          Back to your particular thought:





          • Japanese 長- naga- is thought to derive from, or be cognate with, obsolete verb 流る nagaru, root of modern verb pair 流れる nagareru ("to flow") / 流す nagasu ("to flush something, to make something flow"). I've also thought these might be related to verb 投ぐ nagu, modern 投げる nageru ("to throw").


          • Sanskrit नाग naga ("snake") ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *sneg- (“to crawl; a creeping thing”), the same as English snake.


          So again, no apparent connection.






          share|improve this answer















          One could extend that hypothesis to ask if there's a connection between English long and Yiddish schlong.





          • English long ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos (“long”).


          • Yiddish schlong is from German Schlange ("snake") and ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *slenk- (“to wind, twist, slink, creep”).


          That is, no apparent connection.



          Back to your particular thought:





          • Japanese 長- naga- is thought to derive from, or be cognate with, obsolete verb 流る nagaru, root of modern verb pair 流れる nagareru ("to flow") / 流す nagasu ("to flush something, to make something flow"). I've also thought these might be related to verb 投ぐ nagu, modern 投げる nageru ("to throw").


          • Sanskrit नाग naga ("snake") ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *sneg- (“to crawl; a creeping thing”), the same as English snake.


          So again, no apparent connection.







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            Ah! Excellent answer thanks :-)

            – Fogmeister
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          • 1





            @Fogmeister: Happy to help! FWIW, some folks trace the Japanese term even earlier to reconstructed *nanka-.

            – Eiríkr Útlendi
            4 hours ago
















          • 1





            Ah! Excellent answer thanks :-)

            – Fogmeister
            4 hours ago






          • 1





            @Fogmeister: Happy to help! FWIW, some folks trace the Japanese term even earlier to reconstructed *nanka-.

            – Eiríkr Útlendi
            4 hours ago










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          1





          Ah! Excellent answer thanks :-)

          – Fogmeister
          4 hours ago





          Ah! Excellent answer thanks :-)

          – Fogmeister
          4 hours ago




          1




          1





          @Fogmeister: Happy to help! FWIW, some folks trace the Japanese term even earlier to reconstructed *nanka-.

          – Eiríkr Útlendi
          4 hours ago







          @Fogmeister: Happy to help! FWIW, some folks trace the Japanese term even earlier to reconstructed *nanka-.

          – Eiríkr Útlendi
          4 hours ago




















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