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Where does “matový” come from?
matový (Czech) comes from Czech mat, from Persian شاه مات — checkmate.
matový
(Czech): checkmate
Definitions
checkmate
Ancestry of “matový”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Czech
mat
checkmate
2
Persian
شاه مات
checkmate
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