Thread: Прощай - when to say it, when not to say it, and its cultural meaning

Originally Posted by alexsms

The 2 other examples are Спасибо which can be traced to Спаси Бог (г dropped out eventually)

I was just thinking about it recently, and funny thing, if it's true, in Russian the expression "God forbid" ("упаси Бог") is the closest relative to "thank you".