Where does “сағатшы” come from?
сағатшы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh сағат, from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.
сағатшы (Kazakh): watchmaker
Definitions
- watchmaker
Ancestry of “сағатшы”, step by step
сағатшы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kazakh сағат
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | сағат | hour unit of time |
| 2 | Arabic | سَاعَة | hour, clock |
| 3 | Aramaic | שָׁעְתָא | — |
via Kazakh шы
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | шы | — |