Where does “saya” come from?
saya (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese saia, from Old Portuguese saya, from Vulgar Latin sagia, from Latin sagum, from Ancient Greek σάγος, from Latin sagus, from Latin sāgiō, from Proto-Italic sāgiō — to seek out.
saya (Papiamentu): skirt
Definitions
- skirt
Ancestry of “saya”, step by step
saya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese saia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | saia | a woman's skirt |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | saya | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | sagia | skirt |
| 4 | Latin | sagum | sagum, a military cloak; singular accusative of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάγος | cloak; coat, habit |
| 6 | Latin | sagus | Archaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic |
| 7 | Latin | sāgiō | to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāgiō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
via Spanish saya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | saya | a woman’s skirt |