Where does “ساعت” come from?

ساعت (Malay) comes from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.

ساعت (Malay): second

Definitions

  1. second

Ancestry of “ساعت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
2Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—
Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →Every word from Arabic سَاعَة →