Where does “sesaat” come from?

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

sesaat (Indonesian): in a while

Definitions

  1. in a while

Ancestry of “sesaat”, step by step

sesaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian saat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansaatmoment; short time; when, while, referring to...
2Malaysaatsecond; moment; short time
3Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
4Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—

via Indonesian se

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianse—
Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →Every word from Arabic سَاعَة →Every word from Malay saat →