Where does “sa” come from?

sa (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

sa (Old Frisian): so; as; or

Definitions

  1. so; as; or

Ancestry of “sa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
2Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swa →