Where does “saat” come from?

saat (Indonesian) comes from Malay saat, from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.

saat (Indonesian): moment; short time; when, while, referring to...

Definitions

  1. moment; short time; when, while, referring to...

Ancestry of “saat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysaatsecond; moment; short time
2Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
3Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—

Words derived from “saat”

Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →Every word from Arabic سَاعَة →Every word from Malay saat →