Where does “lahjasekki” come from?
lahjasekki (Finnish) comes from Finnish šekki, from Swedish check, from English check, from English chequer, from Old French eschequier, from Medieval Latin scaccarium, from Vulgar Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه — to sire, beget.
lahjasekki (Finnish): gift voucher
Definitions
- gift voucher
Ancestry of “lahjasekki”, step by step
lahjasekki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish šekki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | šekki | Alternative spelling of sekki |
| 2 | Swedish | check | cheque, check |
| 3 | English | check | A situation in which the king is directly... |
| 4 | English | chequer | The edible fruit of the wild service tree,... |
| 5 | Old French | eschequier | exchequer |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | scaccarium | chess board; chessboard; exchequer |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | scaccus | chess |
| 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 |