Where does “sakkban tart” come from?
sakkban tart (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.
sakkban tart (Hungarian): to hold someone in check
Definitions
- to hold someone in check
Ancestry of “sakkban tart”, step by step
sakkban tart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian sakk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sakk | chess; check |
| 2 | German | schāch | chess game |
| 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 |