Where does “saaga” come from?
saaga (Finnish) comes from Swedish säga, from Old Swedish sagha, from Old Norse saga, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
saaga (Finnish): saga
Ancestry of “saaga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | säga | to say, to tell; to utter words |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sagha | utterance, statement; story, tale; proverb |
| 3 | Old Norse | saga | story, history, legend, saga |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sagǭ | story |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷe- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
Words derived from “saaga”