Etymology

sosatie

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Today it means: A kebab of curried meat on a skewer (usually not pork), cooked over an open flame or on the braai. Full definition →

Afrikaans sosatie ← Malay sosatie ← Betawi sesaté
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The story

  1. Tamilசதை (catai)
  2. Javaneseꦱꦠꦺ (saté)
  3. Balinesesaté
  4. Balinesesesatébor.?
  5. Betawisesaté
  6. Malaysosatie
  7. Afrikaanssosatie
  8. English todaysosatie

Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans sosatie, from Malay (Cape Malay) sosatie, from Betawi sesaté (“spiced meat on a skewer”), ultimately from Tamil சதை (catai). Doublet of satay and shacha.

Words from the same roots

Tamilசதை all →

satay

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.