Etymology

satay

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Today it means: A dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia. Full definition →

Malay sate ← Javanese ꦱꦠꦺ (saté) ← Tamil சதை (catai)
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The story

  1. Tamilசதை (catai)
  2. Javaneseꦱꦠꦺ (saté)
  3. Malaysate
  4. English todaysatay

From Malay sate (“satay”), ultimately from Tamil சதை (catai). Doublet of sosatie and shacha.

Words from the same roots

Malaysate all →

sate

Tamilசதை all →

sosatie

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.