Where does “skák” come from?

skák (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skák, 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.

skák (Faroese): chess; check

Definitions

  1. chess; check

Ancestry of “skák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskákchess; a game of chess
2Classical Persianشاه—
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
4Old Persian𐏋king
5Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati →