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Where does “sakkfigurák” come from?

sakkfigurák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sakkfigura, from Hungarian sakk, from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه — to sire, beget.

sakkfigurák (Hungarian): nominative plural of sakkfigura

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of sakkfigura

Ancestry of “sakkfigurák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansakkfigurachess piece
2Hungariansakkchess; check
3Germanschāch—
4Middle High Germanschāch—
5Latinscaccichess
6LatinscaccusAPI; check
7Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
8Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
9Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
10Old Persian𐏋king
11Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
12Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
13Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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