Where does “שחמט” come from?

שחמט (Hebrew) comes from Russian ша́хматы, from Persian شاه مات — checkmate.

שחמט (Hebrew): chess

Definitions

  1. chess

Ancestry of “שחמט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianша́хматыchess
2Persianشاه ماتcheckmate
Every word from Persian شاه مات →Every word from Russian ша́хматы →