Where does “Saci” come from?

Saci (English) comes from Brazilian Portuguese saci, from Old Tupi sa'si.

Saci (English): A young, black, one-legged prankster in Brazilian folklore, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red hat that enables him to disappear

Definitions

  1. A young, black, one-legged prankster in Brazilian folklore, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red hat that enables him to disappear

Ancestry of “Saci”, step by step

Saci traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Brazilian Portuguese saci

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brazilian Portuguesesaci
2Old Tupisa'si

via Sanskrit शची

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशची
Every word from Old Tupi sa'siEvery word from Brazilian Portuguese saci