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sake

saka

masc acc pl of saka (adj); nt acc pl of saka (adj); masc loc sg of saka (adj); nt loc sg of saka (adj); …

1. one's own; my own
2. one's own (property, possessions, etc.)
3. relation; relative

Built from

• sak — root · follow, own
  √sac in Sanskrit, expressing the original sense of 'following' or 'belonging to one's own circle'. Cognate with Latin sequi 'follow' (sequence, social) and Greek hepesthai.
• a — ending · adjective marker
  Masculine nominative singular adjective suffix, converting the root into an adjective meaning 'one's own' or 'belonging to'.

Etymology. From √sac 'follow, accompany' (Sanskrit sac-, Greek hepesthai 'follow'); saka as 'following' or 'belonging to one's own group' — akin to Latin sequi 'follow'. The sense evolved from 'those who follow one's lead' to 'one's own people' to 'one's own' as a general possessive.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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