Where does “schaakmat” come from?

schaakmat (Dutch) comes from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شاه مات, from Persian شاه مات — checkmate.

schaakmat (Dutch): checkmate

Definitions

  1. checkmate

Ancestry of “schaakmat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheschec matAlternative form of eschec et mat
2Arabicشاه مات—
3Persianشاه ماتcheckmate
Every word from Persian شاه مات →Every word from Arabic شاه مات →Every word from Old French eschec mat →