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".
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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".
Well, yes, it's basically "farewell", "goodbye forever".
As for "forgive" part, I never really thought about it until now (I think many native speakers don't even realize it's same words), but...
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