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Where does “saic” come from?

saic (English) comes from French saïque, from Italian saicca, from Turkish şayka, from Bulgarian ша́йка, from Proto-Slavic čajьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

saic (English): A kind of ketch heavily used in the Black Sea,...

Definitions

  1. A kind of ketch heavily used in the Black Sea,...

Ancestry of “saic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaïque—
2Italiansaicca—
3Turkishşayka—
4Bulgarianша́йкаsaic
5Proto-Slavicčajьkagull
6Proto-Slavic-ьka—
7Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
8Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →