Where does “саат” come from?
саат (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ساعت, from Persian ساعت, from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.
саат (Macedonian): clock; hour; time
Definitions
- clock; hour; time
Ancestry of “саат”, step by step
саат traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish ساعت
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ساعت | hour; watch |
| 2 | Persian | ساعت | hour; watch |
| 3 | Arabic | سَاعَة | hour, clock |
| 4 | Aramaic | שָׁעְתָא | — |
via Proto-Turkic *yās
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *yās | loss, damage, harm |