Where does “kum saati” come from?
kum saati (Turkish) comes from Turkish saat, from Ottoman Turkish ساعت, from Persian ساعت, from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.
kum saati (Turkish): hourglass
Ancestry of “kum saati”, step by step
kum saati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish saat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 | — |
via Turkish kum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kum | sand |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قوم | sand, gravel |
| 3 | Armenian | գոմ | cattleshed, cowhouse, barn |
| 4 | Old Armenian | գոմ | fold/stall for sheep or cattle; to be, to exist,... |