English Explanatory Dictionary

Saca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Dated form of Saka (“a member of any of various peoples formerly inhabiting steppes north of the Iranian plateau”).

Pronunciation

/ˈsɑːkə/

Word forms

Saca Sacas Sacae

Etymology

First attested in the 17th century as a back-formation from Sacae, from Latin Sacae, an adapted form of Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 (s-k-a /⁠Sakā⁠/, “Scythian”), from 𐎿𐎣 (s-k /⁠Saka⁠/, “Scythia”), from Scythian. Now mostly displaced by later Saka, ultimately from the same source via Sanskrit. Doublet of Saka, Shaka, and Scyth.

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