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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

  1. to damage; indefinite genitive plural of sök

Ancestry of “saka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesakato do harm, to scathe; to blame, find fault with
2Proto-Germanicsakōnąto charge, seek legal action against
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
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