Where does “սահաթ” come from?

սահաթ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian սահաթ, from Ottoman Turkish ساعت, from Persian ساعت, from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.

սահաթ (Armenian): hour unit of time

Definitions

  1. hour unit of time

Ancestry of “սահաթ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianսահաթ—
2Ottoman Turkishساعتhour; watch
3Persianساعتhour; watch
4Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
5Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—
Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →Every word from Arabic سَاعَة →Every word from Persian ساعت →