Where does “дэхьэ” come from?
дэхьэ (East Circassian) comes from Turkish daha, from Ottoman Turkish دها, from Old Anatolian Turkish داخی, from Maori tiaki, from English cheque, from English check, from English chequer, from Old French eschequier — to sire, beget.
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Ancestry of “дэхьэ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | daha | "Forms the comparative of the following... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دها | — |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | داخی | — |
| 4 | Maori | tiaki | guard or keep; jack |
| 5 | English | cheque | A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named... |
| 6 | English | check | A situation in which the king is directly... |
| 7 | English | chequer | The edible fruit of the wild service tree,... |
| 8 | Old French | eschequier | exchequer |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | scaccarium | chess board; chessboard; exchequer |
| 10 | Vulgar Latin | scaccus | chess |
| 11 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 12 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 13 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 14 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 15 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |