# Etymologically, are there words that are the same in two different languages?

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**Created:** [February 22, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymologically-are-there-words-that-are-the-same-in-two-different-languages/393270 "2007-02-22T20:29:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymologically-are-there-words-that-are-the-same-in-two-different-languages/393270/41 "2007-02-26T12:06:44Z")

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German _Hund_, Cantonese _hun_ (dog).  
English _cow_, Cantonese _ngow_.  
French _feu_, Cantonese _foh_ (fire).  
Indo-European languages _ma_, _mama_, etc., Cantonese _ma_ (mother).

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