Where does “šaškárna” come from?

šaškárna (Czech) comes from Czech šašek, from Czech šach, from Classical 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.

šaškárna (Czech): tomfoolery, phoney, mummery

Definitions

  1. tomfoolery, phoney, mummery

Ancestry of “šaškárna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechšašekjester
2Czechšachcheck; shah
3Classical Persianشاه
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 kšáyatiEvery word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati
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