Where does “sá” come from?
sá (Faroese) comes from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
sá (Faroese): first-person singular past of síggja;...
Definitions
- first-person singular past of síggja;...
Ancestry of “sá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sá | this, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |