Question: a scythian nomad of central asia would have also been known as
Answer: Other Scythian groups documented by Assyrian , Achaemenid and Chinese sources show that they also existed in Central Asia , where they were referred to as the Iskuzai / Askuzai , Saka ( Old Persian : Sakā ; New Persian / Pashto : ساکا ‎ ; Sanskrit : शक Śaka ; Greek : Σάκαι ; Latin : Sacae ) , and Sai ( Chinese : 塞 ; Old Chinese : * sʕək ) , respectively .