Where does “saye” come from?

saye (Turkish) comes from Persian سایه, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

saye (Turkish): shadow; shade

Definitions

  1. shadow; shade

Ancestry of “saye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسایهshadow
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ →Every word from Persian سایه →
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