Where does “šakinpelaaja” come from?
šakinpelaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish säkki, from Swedish schack, from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه — to sire, beget.
šakinpelaaja (Finnish): chess player
Definitions
- chess player
Ancestry of “šakinpelaaja”, step by step
šakinpelaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish säkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säkki | sack; gunny sack; sackcloth |
| 2 | Swedish | schack | chess; a game of strategy for two players; 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 |