How the two meanings are connected: long(長)vs longing(渴望)?

本帖於 2023-10-23 10:56:04 時間, 由普通用戶 方外居士 編輯

In Chinese, they have such an un-related meaning, but in English, they come from same word long, how are the meaning extended in English from long(長) to longing(渴望)?

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One explanation: they come from different sources -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (784 bytes) () 10/23/2023 postreply 13:51:35

Interesting, thanks! -方外居士- 給 方外居士 發送悄悄話 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2023 postreply 15:18:28

Yes, they're from different origins. -CBA7- 給 CBA7 發送悄悄話 CBA7 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/23/2023 postreply 20:05:15

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