Where does “qum saatı” come from?

qum saatı (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani saat, from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.

qum saatı (Azerbaijani): hourglass

Definitions

  1. hourglass

Ancestry of “qum saatı”, step by step

qum saatı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani saat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanisaatclock; hour; watch
2Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
3Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—

via Azerbaijani qum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniqumsand
2Chagataiقومsand, rock that is ground more finely than gravel, forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction
3Arabicقَوْمpeople
Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →Every word from Arabic سَاعَة →Every word from Azerbaijani saat →