Where does “sakit” come from?
sakit (Finnish) comes from Finnish sakki, 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.
sakit (Finnish): Nominative plural form of sakki
Definitions
- Nominative plural form of sakki
Ancestry of “sakit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sakki | gang, crowd; Alternative spelling of šakki |
| 2 | Swedish | schack | chess; a game of strategy for two players; check;... |
| 3 | German | schāch | — |
| 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 |