Where does “çalar saat” come from?
çalar saat (Turkish) comes from Turkish saat, from Ottoman Turkish ساعت, from Persian ساعت, from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.
çalar saat (Turkish): alarm clock
Ancestry of “çalar saat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | saat | time; clock; watch |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ساعت | hour; watch |
| 3 | Persian | ساعت | hour; watch |
| 4 | Arabic | سَاعَة | hour, clock |
| 5 | Aramaic | שָׁעְתָא | — |