Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “saicca” come from?

saicca (Italian) comes 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 “saicca”, step by step

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

Words derived from “saicca”

  • saic
  • saïque
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →