My Concise Dictionary of 26 Languages (not that I want in any way to vouch for its reliability) tells me that "tie" in Japanese is the charming ネクタイ (nekutai). In Russian it is галстук (Galstuk) which comes from German Halstuch (neckcloth), but German itself has Kravatte and then French has cravate, Spanish corbata, Italian... Continue Reading →