Where does “sa tế” come from?

sa tế (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 沙茶, from Malay sate, from Javanese saté, from Tamil சதை, from Sanskrit सीता — a furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV....

sa tế (Vietnamese): shacha sauce

Definitions

  1. shacha sauce

Ancestry of “sa tế”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese沙茶satay sauce; shacha sauce
2Malaysatesatay
3Javanesesaté—
4Tamilசதைflesh
5Sanskritसीताa furrow, the track or line of a ploughshare RV....
Every word from Sanskrit सीता →Every word from Tamil சதை →Every word from Javanese saté →