Where does “sagat” come from?

sagat (Turkmen) comes from Classical Persian سَاعَت, from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.

sagat (Turkmen): clock, watch

Definitions

  1. clock, watch

Ancestry of “sagat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianسَاعَت—
2Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
3Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—
Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →Every word from Arabic سَاعَة →Every word from Classical Persian سَاعَت →