Where does “sakk-készlet” come from?
sakk-készlet (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sakk, from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 — to sire, beget.
sakk-készlet (Hungarian): chess set
Ancestry of “sakk-készlet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | sakk | chess; check |
| 2 | German | schāch | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | schāch | — |
| 4 | Latin | scacci | chess |
| 5 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 6 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 7 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 9 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |