Where does “satay” come from?

satay (Tagalog) comes from English satay, from Malay sate, from Javanese saté, from Tamil சதை, from Sanskrit सीता — a furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV....

satay (Tagalog): satay

Definitions

  1. satay

Ancestry of “satay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsatayA dish made from small pieces of meat or fish...
2Malaysatesatay
3Javanesesaté—
4Tamilசதைflesh
5Sanskritसीताa furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV....
Every word from Sanskrit सीता →Every word from Tamil சதை →Every word from Javanese saté →