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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?

etymology

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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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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
  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
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

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

edited 4 hours ago

answered 4 hours ago

Eiríkr ÚtlendiEiríkr Útlendi

17.2k13263

• 
  
  
  

  
  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
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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

edited 4 hours ago

answered 4 hours ago

Eiríkr ÚtlendiEiríkr Útlendi

17.2k13263

share|improve this answer

edited 4 hours ago

answered 4 hours ago

Eiríkr ÚtlendiEiríkr Útlendi

17.2k13263

answered 4 hours ago

Eiríkr ÚtlendiEiríkr Útlendi

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answered 4 hours ago

Eiríkr ÚtlendiEiríkr Útlendi

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