Where does “tsaɛett” come from?

tsaɛett (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic ساعة, from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.

tsaɛett (Tarifit): clock, watch

Definitions

  1. clock, watch

Ancestry of “tsaɛett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicساعةhour
2Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
3Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—
Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →Every word from Arabic سَاعَة →Every word from Moroccan Arabic ساعة →