Where does “سايە” come from?

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

سايە (Uyghur): shadow, cloud

Definitions

  1. shadow, cloud

Ancestry of “سايە”, 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 →