Where does “მესაათე” come from?

მესაათე (Georgian) comes from Georgian საათი, from Middle Georgian საათი, from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.

მესაათე (Georgian): watchmaker

Definitions

  1. watchmaker

Ancestry of “მესაათე”, step by step

მესაათე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian საათი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსაათიhour; clock
2Middle Georgianსაათიclock
3Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
4Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—

via Proto-Georgian-Zan მე- -ე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zanმე- -ე—
Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →Every word from Arabic سَاعَة →Every word from Middle Georgian საათი →