Where does “沙茶” come from?
沙茶 (Chinese) comes from Malay sate, from Javanese saté, from Tamil சதை, from Sanskrit सीता — a furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV....
沙茶 (Chinese): satay sauce; shacha sauce
Definitions
- satay sauce; shacha sauce
Ancestry of “沙茶”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | sate | satay |
| 2 | Javanese | saté | — |
| 3 | Tamil | சதை | flesh |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सीता | a furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV.... |