Where does “saya” come from?
saya (Tagalog) 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.
saya (Tagalog): joy, happiness; fun; skirt
Definitions
- joy, happiness; fun; skirt
Ancestry of “saya”, step by step
saya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish saya
| 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 |
via Proto-Philippine *sayaq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *sayaq | — |