Sakas

The Saka (Old Persian: Sakā; New Persian/; Sanskrit: Śaka; Greek: ; Latin: Sacae; ; Old Chinese: *Sək) was the term used in Persian and Sanskrit sources for the Scythians, a large group of Eastern Iranian nomadic tribes on the Eurasian Steppe.

The Shakya were a clan of the Vedic period (1750–500 BCE). The name Sakya is derived from the Sanskrit word sakya, which means "the one who is capable".