Where does “ساج” come from?
ساج (Persian) comes from Turkish saç, from Ottoman Turkish ساج, from Proto-Turkic siāč — tin, pan; white copper, tin, pan.
ساج (Persian): teak tree and wood; griddle
Definitions
- teak tree and wood; griddle
Ancestry of “ساج”, step by step
ساج traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish saç
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | saç | hair; second-person singular imperative of saçmak |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ساج | pan; teak tree and wood |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | siāč | tin, pan; white copper, tin, pan |
via Sanskrit शाक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शाक | vegetable; herb |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शक् | to be able; can |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱek- | to be able, capable |