Where does “Saiga” come from?

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

Saiga (German): saiga

Definitions

  1. saiga

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 →