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