Where does “say” come from?

say (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani saymaq, from Proto-Turkic *sā(y)-.

say (Azerbaijani): number, quantity, count

Definitions

  1. number, quantity, count

Ancestry of “say”, step by step

say traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani saymaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanisaymaqto count
2Proto-Turkic*sā(y)-—

via Proto-Turkic say

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicsayshallow; rocky bedding

Words derived from “say”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *sā(y)- →Every word from Azerbaijani saymaq →