Where does “shahist” come from?

shahist (Albanian) comes from Albanian shah, from Ottoman Turkish شاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

shahist (Albanian): chess player

Definitions

  1. chess player

Ancestry of “shahist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshahchess
2Ottoman Turkishشاهruler, shah
3Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
4Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
5Old Persian𐏋king
6Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati →