Where does “say” come from?

say (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sai, from Vietnamese sái, from Chinese 柴.

say (Portuguese): Obsolete spelling of sai

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of sai

Ancestry of “say”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesesaiBuddhist monk; bonze
2Vietnamesesáiominous, inauspicious
3Chinese柴—
Every word from Chinese 柴 →Every word from Vietnamese sái →Every word from Portuguese sai →