Where does “ساعت” come from?

ساعت (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian ساعت, from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.

ساعت (Ottoman Turkish): hour; watch

Definitions

  1. hour; watch

Ancestry of “ساعت”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ساعت”

Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →Every word from Arabic سَاعَة →Every word from Persian ساعت →