Where does “shasqua” come from?
shasqua (English) comes from Russian шашка, from Russian шах, from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه — to sire, beget.
Ancestry of “shasqua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | шашка | checker, draughtsman a piece in a game of checkers/draughts |
| 2 | Russian | шах | shah; check |
| 3 | German | schāch | chess game |
| 4 | Middle High German | schāch | — |
| 5 | Latin | scacci | chess |
| 6 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 7 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 8 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 9 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 10 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |