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

  1. clock; hour; time

Ancestry of “саат”, step by step

саат traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ساعت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishساعتhour; watch
2Persianساعتhour; watch
3Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
4Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—

via Proto-Turkic *yās

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*yāsloss, damage, harm
Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →Every word from Arabic سَاعَة →Every word from Persian ساعت →