Where does “sabata” come from?

sabata (Chichewa) comes from Latin Sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον, from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.

sabata (Chichewa): week; sabbath

Definitions

  1. week; sabbath

Ancestry of “sabata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSabbatumSabbath (the Jewish day of rest, i.e., the biblical seventh day of the week)
2Ancient GreekσάββατονSabbath
3Aramaicשַׁבְּתָאsabbath
4HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
5Akkadianšapattum15
Every word from Akkadian šapattum