Where does “sakkozó” come from?
sakkozó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sakkozik, 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.
sakkozó (Hungarian): playing chess
Definitions
- playing chess
Ancestry of “sakkozó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sakkozik | to play chess |
| 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 |