Where does “heinäsäkki” come from?

heinäsäkki (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.

heinäsäkki (Finnish): hay sack, hay bag

Definitions

  1. hay sack, hay bag

Ancestry of “heinäsäkki”, step by step

heinäsäkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish säkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäkkisack; gunny sack; sackcloth
2Swedishschackchess; a game of strategy for two players; check;...
3Germanschāchchess game
4Middle High Germanschāch
5Latinscaccichess
6LatinscaccusAPI; check
7Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
8Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
9Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
10Old Persian𐏋king
11Proto-Iranianxšáyati
12Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
13Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Finnish heinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheinähay; grass; any similar plant, such as sedge
2Finnishkangascloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:...
3Proto-Finnickangascloth, fabric
4Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-
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