Where does “साया” come from?
साया (Hindi) comes from Portuguese saia, from Old Portuguese saya, from Vulgar Latin sagia, from Latin sagum, from Ancient Greek σάγος, from Latin sagus, from Latin sāgiō, from Proto-Italic sāgiō — to seek out.
साया (Hindi): shadow; shade; shelter
Definitions
- shadow; shade; shelter
Ancestry of “साया”, step by step
साया traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese saia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | saia | a woman's skirt |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | saya | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | sagia | skirt |
| 4 | Latin | sagum | sagum, a military cloak; singular accusative of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάγος | cloak; coat, habit |
| 6 | Latin | sagus | Archaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic |
| 7 | Latin | sāgiō | to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāgiō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
via Persian سایه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | سایه | shadow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |