Where does “sau” come from?

sau (Ternate) comes from Malay sahur, from Arabic سَحُور, from Arabic سَحَر — dawn, daybreak.

sau (Ternate): to gnaw

Definitions

  1. to gnaw

Ancestry of “sau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysahur—
2Arabicسَحُور—
3Arabicسَحَرdawn, daybreak
Every word from Arabic سَحَر →Every word from Arabic سَحُور →Every word from Malay sahur →
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