Where does “saïque” come from?

saïque (French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “saïque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansaicca—
2Turkishşayka—
3Bulgarianша́йкаsaic
4Proto-Slavicčajьkagull
5Proto-Slavic-ьka—
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
7Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “saïque”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic čajьka →