Where does “ساعتچی” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ساعتچی”, step by step

ساعتچی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ساعت

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

via Persian ـچی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـچیer; -eer
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →Every word from Arabic سَاعَة →Every word from Persian ساعت →