Where does “si” come from?

si (Kusaal) comes from French scie, from French scier, from Middle French scier, from Old French seier, from Latin secāre, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

si (Kusaal): saw tool

Definitions

  1. saw tool

Ancestry of “si”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsciesaw; cliché
2Frenchscierto saw, to cut with a saw
3Middle Frenchscier—
4Old Frenchseier—
5Latinsecāre—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secāre →Every word from Old French seier →