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Where does “շախմատիստ” come from?

շախմատիստ (Armenian) comes from Russian шахмати́ст, from Russian ша́хматы, from Persian شاه مات — checkmate.

շախմատիստ (Armenian): chess player

Definitions

  1. chess player

Ancestry of “շախմատիստ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшахмати́ст—
2Russianша́хматы—
3Persianشاه ماتcheckmate

Words derived from “շախմատիստ”

  • շախմատիստուհի
Every word from Persian شاه مات →