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Where does “saiga” come from?

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

Ancestry of “saiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсайга́—
2Russianсайга́к—
3Chagataiسایغاقa kind of chamois

Words derived from “saiga”

  • saiga-antilooppi
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