Where does “saté babi” come from?
saté babi (Dutch) comes from Indonesian sate, from Malay sate, from Javanese saté, from Tamil சதை, from Sanskrit सीता — a furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV....
saté babi (Dutch): pork satay
Ancestry of “saté babi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Indonesian | sate | satay |
| 2 | Malay | sate | satay |
| 3 | Javanese | saté | — |
| 4 | Tamil | சதை | flesh |
| 5 | Sanskrit | सीता | a furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV.... |