Where does “saiga” come from?

saiga (English) comes from Russian сайга́, from Russian сайга́к, from Chagatai سایغاق — a kind of chamois.

saiga (English): Saiga tatarica, an antelope which inhabits a vast...

Definitions

  1. Saiga tatarica, an antelope which inhabits a vast...

Ancestry of “saiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсайга́saiga
2Russianсайга́кsaiga antelope
3Chagataiسایغاقa kind of chamois
Every word from Chagatai سایغاق →Every word from Russian сайга́к →Every word from Russian сайга́ →