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Where does “szaté” come from?

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

szaté (Hungarian): satay

Definitions

  1. satay

Ancestry of “szaté”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysatesatay
2Javanesesaté—
3Tamilசதைflesh
4Sanskritसीताa furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV....
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