Where does “șagă” come from?
șagă (Romanian) comes from French saga, from Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
șagă (Romanian): joke
Definitions
- joke
Ancestry of “șagă”, step by step
șagă traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French saga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | saga | saga |
| 2 | Old Norse | segja | to say, tell, declare |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sagjaną | to say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷ-h₁-yé- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |