Where does “saka” come from?
saka (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse saka, from Proto-Germanic sakōną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
saka (Icelandic): to damage; indefinite genitive plural of sök
Definitions
- to damage; indefinite genitive plural of sök
Ancestry of “saka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | saka | to do harm, to scathe; to blame, find fault with |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sakōną | to charge, seek legal action against |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |