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
1Russianшахмати́стchess player
2Russianша́хматыchess
3Persianشاه ماتcheckmate

Words derived from “շախմատիստ”

Every word from Persian شاه مات →Every word from Russian ша́хматы →Every word from Russian шахмати́ст →