Where does “sakkmester” come from?
sakkmester (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.
sakkmester (Hungarian): chess master
Definitions
- chess master
Ancestry of “sakkmester”, step by step
sakkmester 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 |
via Hungarian mester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | mester | master |
| 2 | Italian | méster | — |
| 3 | German | meister | master |
| 4 | Middle High German | meister | master |
| 5 | Old High German | meistar | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 7 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |