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Why does 努力 which means "to make a great effort" soundssound so similar withto 奴隸 which means "slave"?

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Why 努力 which means "to make a great effort" sounds so similar with 奴隸 which means "slave"?

I find it interesting that these two are phonetically similar. Is there a historical background to this?