Where does “šakkiruutuinen” come from?
šakkiruutuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish šakkiruutu, from Finnish säkki, from Swedish schack, from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه — to sire, beget.
šakkiruutuinen (Finnish): checkered, that which has a checkerboard pattern
Definitions
- checkered, that which has a checkerboard pattern
Ancestry of “šakkiruutuinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | šakkiruutu | — |
| 2 | Finnish | säkki | sack; gunny sack; sackcloth |
| 3 | Swedish | schack | chess; a game of strategy for two players; check;... |
| 4 | German | schāch | chess game |
| 5 | Middle High German | schāch | — |
| 6 | Latin | scacci | chess |
| 7 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 8 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 9 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 10 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 11 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |