There are, however, clues that contribute to our knowledge of these otherwise unknown peoples. The inscription includes the name Saitapharnes, king of the Saii, and his name can be established without doubt to have been an Iranian proper name. [23] This is a useful hint to establish the origin of the tribal name Saii, [24] which can be sufficiently explained as an Iranian derivative and its meaning is multi-coloured. [25] The adjective was often used as a proper name with a number of nomad tribes, and especially with the horsebreeding nomads it used to refer to the colour of the tribe's horses. [26] Thus among others we know a number of Turk tribes with the tribal name Bulaq ( = multi-coloured). [27] This is significant in so far as it may serve in a way as a hint to trace the origins of the Saii. A multi-coloured type of horse was known in Chinese records, [28] and may, therefore, be taken as a typical Asiatic equine variety. [29] Undomesticated specimens of this breed were still seen by Przewalsky in Asia. [30]

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