Where does “шахматы́ст” come from?

шахматы́ст (Belarusian) comes from Russian ша́хматы, from Persian شاه مات — checkmate.

шахматы́ст (Belarusian): chess player

Definitions

  1. chess player

Ancestry of “шахматы́ст”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianша́хматыchess
2Persianشاه ماتcheckmate

Words derived from “шахматы́ст”

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