Even though false cognates lack a common root, there may still be an indirect connection between them (for example by phono-semantic matching or folk etymology).
eVEn thouGH faLse cogNateS lACK a cOmmon rOOt, THEre mAy sTiLL bE AN IndiReCt COnNectiON betweEn THEM (for exAmple bY pHOno-semANTIc maTChing oR folk eTyMologY).