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

Definitions

  1. satay

Ancestry of “sate”, step by step

sate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese saté

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesesaté—
2Tamilசதைflesh
3Sanskritसीताa furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV....

via Javanese ꦱꦠꦺ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦱꦠꦺsatay

Words derived from “sate”

Every word from Sanskrit सीता →Every word from Tamil சதை →Every word from Javanese saté →