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idkhbtfm
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The Romanian word 'pâine' is related to the French word 'pain', right?
11/16/2016, 1:24:43 AM
russtang
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Also, the spanish word pan, the portugese word pão, and the italian word pane. From the latin pānis or pānem.
11/16/2016, 2:00:04 AM
JewishPolyglot
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Strangely enough, the Japanese word for bread is also "pan!"
11/20/2016, 11:00:30 PM
Rae.F
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It's no coincidence. The word came into the Japanese language via trade with the Portuguese. It's also where "tempura" comes from.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_Japanese_words_of_Portuguese_origin
11/23/2016, 2:09:38 AM
