Can all the lanuages be connected with a word or something?

meh   Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:15 am GMT
obligato / arigato?
Guest   Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:17 am GMT
arigatou is a native Japanese word that comes from a sound change of arigataku gozaimasu to arigatou gozaimasu. It has nothing to do with Portuguese.
Guest   Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:17 am GMT
Better examples:

botan /botão
kappa /capa
pan /pão
shabon /sabão