Words that come from Proto-Iranian “xšáyati”
400 words across 80 languages descend from Proto-Iranian xšáyati — including check, chess, checklist, cheque, checkpoint, paycheck, shah, exchequer.
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English (93)
- check
- chess
- checklist
- cheque
- checkpoint
- paycheck
- shah
- exchequer
- checker
- checkers
- checkered
- checkbox
- chessboard
- checkerboard
- checksum
- uncheck
- recheck
- checkable
- checkmark
- chequer
- Shahnameh
- chequebook
- checkmarks
- chessman
- soundcheck
- shahi
- countercheck
- checkerspot
- chequing
- checkerwork
- uncheckable
- hatcheck
- checkrein
- checkroom
- checkerwise
- uncheckered
- chequerwork
- backcheck
- chequerwise
- shahanshah
- checkweighman
- chequy
- overcheck
- checkless
- chessic
- checkability
- checkstring
- precheck
- chesslike
- namecheck
- forecheck
- aircheck
- checkwriter
- typechecker
- checketh
- Eurocheque
- checkage
- checkback
- checkerbloom
- nonchess
- forechecker
- checkroll
- checkrow
- shahdom
- chessboardlike
- checkwork
- chequeless
- checkermallow
- chequable
- girocheque
- checkitis
- checkest
- scacchic
- grammar checker
- chessically
- Shahmukhi
- telecheck
- chequewriter
- e-check
- e-cheque
- buttcheck
- hyperchess
- cross-check
- holochess
- immunocheckpoint
- CheckUser
- kaitiaki
- schah
- sciaphilous
- bechecker
- checkpointless
- checkpost
- green-white-checkered
Finnish (33)
- roskasäkki
- säkki
- shakki
- šekkivihko
- šekki
- šaahitar
- šaahi
- eurosekki
- shakkikello
- sakkaus
- sakata
- šakinpelaaja
- nyrkkeilysäkki
- säkillinen
- säkkipillinsoittaja
- sakit
- šekkitili
- šakkilauta
- perunasäkki
- säkkituoli
- säkkipilli
- pikashakki
- säkkikangas
- jätkänsakki
- sakki
- jätkänšakki
- munasäkki
- säkittää
- hammassäkki
- shakkilauta
- matkasekki
- kaksoisshakki
- šakkikello