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
- hay sack, hay bag
Ancestry of “heinäsäkki”, step by step
heinäsäkki 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 |
via Finnish heinä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heinä | hay; grass; any similar plant, such as sedge |
| 2 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |