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*sâ interj.  (Weak-II Neuter) “yes”

Reverse-derived from sâibêth (“assent”), it appears to have an irregular objective formation using -i instead of -u.

There are several possible hypothetical roots for the word. It may have come from the hypothetical root √SAY (“agree”), though I have discounted it early on as it leads to a dissonance with the negation equivalent of this word (bâ, “no, not”), along with the strange verbal element seemingly present in the formation (which led me to conclude the existence of an objective formation).  The issue is, it could easily be from a hypothetical root √SAƷA, or even √ÇAƷA that develops into saʒa > sâ. 

Inflections

[√SAY] > [sāy] > [sâi]