Where does “沙嗲” come from?

沙嗲 (Chinese) comes from Malay sate, from Javanese saté, from Tamil சதை, from Sanskrit सीता — a furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV....

沙嗲 (Chinese): satay sauce; shacha sauce

Definitions

  1. satay sauce; shacha sauce

Ancestry of “沙嗲”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysatesatay
2Javanesesaté—
3Tamilசதைflesh
4Sanskritसीताa furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV....
Every word from Sanskrit सीता →Every word from Tamil சதை →Every word from Javanese saté →