Where does “sakkmesterek” come from?
sakkmesterek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sakkmester, 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.
sakkmesterek (Hungarian): nominative plural of sakkmester
Definitions
- nominative plural of sakkmester
Ancestry of “sakkmesterek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sakkmester | chess master |
| 2 | Hungarian | sakk | chess; check |
| 3 | German | schāch | chess game |
| 4 | Middle High German | schāch | — |
| 5 | Latin | scacci | chess |
| 6 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 7 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 8 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 9 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 10 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |