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Stephanus of Byzantium writes about the Scythian tribe of Sacae in his book:
15 Σάκαι: ἔθνος. τοὺς Σκύθας οὕτω φασί, ἀπὸ τοῦ ὅπλου, ὅτι αὐτὸ εὕραντο. τὸ θηλυκὸν Σακίς.
Margarethe Billerbeck translates it like:
German: Volk. Die Skythen nennt man so nach dem grossen Schild (σάκος), weil sie ihn erfunden haben.
English: People. The Scythians are named after the large shield (σάκος), because they invented it.
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That means their name Saka comes from the big shield that they themselves invented.
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Wiktionary says about "σάκος":
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Etymology is very uncertain.
Beekes says it is not Indo-European.
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I say that it could be Türkic. The verb sak-/sakı- means
aware, be aware or (to) protect. (It is still in use in modern Türkish as sakın-, meaning be wary of, be careful (not to),... etc.).
Of course a shield as a defensive weapon has the initial function of protection. That is why it is quite possible that he name Sacae/Saka of that tribe could be Türkish, if we accept what Stephanus of Byzantium says.
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Uzunbacak Adem
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Links that I used for this short blog:
Proto-Turkic: *sạk(ɨ)-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 aware 2 be aware, protect
Russian meaning: 1 осторожный, бдительный 2 быть осторожным, беречь(ся)
Karakhanid: saq 1, saqɨn- 2 (MK)
Turkish: sak, sax 1 (dial.), sakɨn- 2
Tatar: saq 1
Uzbek: sɔɣ 1 (dial.)
Sary-Yughur: saqa 1, saq-, saqɨ- 2
Turkmen: saq 1,2
Khakassian: sax 1, saɣɨ- 'to wait'
Oyrat: saqɨ- 2
Chuvash: sɨɣъ 'guard'
Tuva: sa'ɣɨ- 2
Kirghiz: saq 1
Noghai: saq 1
Bashkir: haq 1
Balkar: saq 1
Gagauz: saq 1, saqɨn- 2
Karaim: saqɨn- 2
Karakalpak: saq 1
Kumyk: saq 1
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