Where does “ساک” come from?

ساک (Persian) comes from Sanskrit वैशाख, from Sanskrit विशाखा, from Sanskrit शाखा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂ — branch.

ساک (Persian): sak, ash-e sak, khoreshe sak; a Persian spinach...

Definitions

  1. sak, ash-e sak, khoreshe sak; a Persian spinach...

Ancestry of “ساک”, step by step

ساک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वैशाख

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवैशाखfull-moon day in the month of Vaiśākha
2Sanskritविशाखाthe 14th lunar asterism
3Sanskritशाखाbranch; a limb of the body, arm or leg; finger
4Proto-Indo-Aryanśā́kʰaH
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćā́kʰaH
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókh₂eh₂branch

via French sac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsacbag, sack; ten French francs; plunder, loot
2Old Frenchsacbag; sack
3Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
4Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱókh₂eh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćā́kʰaHEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śā́kʰaH
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