Where does “saa” come from?

saa (Swahili) comes from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.

saa (Swahili): hour; clock; o'clock

Definitions

  1. hour; clock; o'clock

Ancestry of “saa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
2Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—

Words derived from “saa”

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