Etymology

Sakha

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Today it means: A person of Sakha ethnicity. Full definition →

Russian саха́ ← Yakut саха ← Proto-Turkic *yaka
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Sakha · noun1

  1. Proto-Turkic · derived from*yaka“edge; collar”
  2. Yakut · derived fromсаха
  3. Russian · borrowed fromсаха́
  4. English todaySakha

Borrowed from Russian саха́ (saxá), from Yakut саха (saqa), from Proto-Turkic *yaka (“edge; collar”).

Sakha · proper noun2

  1. Proto-Turkic · derived from*jaka“edge; collar”
  2. Yakut · derived fromСаха
  3. Russian · borrowed fromСаха́
  4. English todaySakha

Borrowed from Russian Саха́ (Saxá), from Yakut Саха (Saqa), from Proto-Turkic *jaka (“edge; collar”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Turkic*yaka all →

Yakut

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