Where does “sator” come from?

sator (Latin) comes from Malay catur, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

sator (Latin): sower, planter; founder; progenitor

Definitions

  1. sower, planter; founder; progenitor

Ancestry of “sator”, step by step

sator traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay catur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycaturfour; chess; dialogue
2Sanskritचतुर्four
3Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Latin serō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinserōto sow, plant
2Latinsēruslate, too late
3Proto-Italicswerjos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

via Basque sagu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquesagumouse
2Proto-Basquesagumouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →