I have one that you may find interesting. A double parallel I discovered about 12 years ago and so far I haven't heard anyone else mention it.
There is a bird we call `swallow` in English, which has the same name as the action `to swallow`. I looked up these in an etymological dictionary and found that they have distinct, yet similar roots.
The Sino-Japanese word for the bird is 燕(tsubame). The action of swallowing can be written properly as 嚥下 (enge), in the same register as its antonym 嘔吐 (outo).
This reminds me of 設定 (settei) setting, which can be used in terms of configuration, or in terms of setting the scene.
And also sounds a bit like setting.
There is a bird we call `swallow` in English, which has the same name as the action `to swallow`. I looked up these in an etymological dictionary and found that they have distinct, yet similar roots.
The Sino-Japanese word for the bird is 燕(tsubame). The action of swallowing can be written properly as 嚥下 (enge), in the same register as its antonym 嘔吐 (outo).
Coincidence?