Words that come from Proto-Iranian “xšáyati”
272 words across 67 languages descend from Proto-Iranian xšáyati — including check, chess, checklist, cheque, Exchequer, checkpoint, paycheck, shah.
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English (84)
- check
- chess
- checklist
- cheque
- Exchequer
- checkpoint
- paycheck
- shah
- exchequer
- Xerxes
- checker
- checkers
- checkbox
- chessboard
- checkerboard
- Ahasuerus
- checksum
- uncheck
- recheck
- checkable
- checkmark
- chequer
- chequebook
- checkmarks
- chessman
- soundcheck
- countercheck
- checkerspot
- chequing
- checkerwork
- uncheckable
- checkrein
- checkroom
- checkerwise
- chequerwork
- backcheck
- chequerwise
- shahanshah
- checkweighman
- overcheck
- checkless
- chessic
- checkability
- checkstring
- precheck
- chesslike
- namecheck
- forecheck
- aircheck
- checkwriter
- typechecker
- checketh
- Eurocheque
- checkage
- Xerxean
- checkback
- checkerbloom
- nonchess
- forechecker
- checkroll
- checkrow
- shahdom
- chessboardlike
- checkwork
- chequeless
- checkermallow
- chequable
- girocheque
- checkitis
- checkest
- grammar checker
- chessically
- exchequership
- telecheck
- chequewriter
- e-check
- e-cheque
- buttcheck
- hyperchess
- cross-check
- holochess
- immunocheckpoint
- CheckUser
- schah