@DBZdaily_ The Japanese word for vegetable is yasai (野菜). Akira Toriyama rearranged it into Saiya, then added -jin (“person”) to make Saiya-jin: “Saiyan.” That is why so many Saiyan names are vegetable puns: Vegeta, Kakarot/carrot, Raditz/radish, Nappa/napa cabbage, Broly/broccoli….