Where does “sate” come from?
sate (Malay) comes from Javanese saté, from Tamil சதை, from Sanskrit सीता — a furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV....
sate (Malay): satay
Ancestry of “sate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Javanese | saté | — |
| 2 | Tamil | சதை | flesh |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सीता | a furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV.... |
Words derived from “sate”