Where does “atskák” come from?
atskák (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skák, from Old Norse skák, from Classical Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
atskák (Icelandic): chess played at a relatively quick time control with each player getting between 10 and 30 minutes; rapid chess
Definitions
- chess played at a relatively quick time control with each player getting between 10 and 30 minutes; rapid chess
Ancestry of “atskák”, step by step
atskák traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic skák
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skák | chess; a game of chess |
| 2 | Old Norse | skák | chess; a game of chess |
| 3 | Classical Persian | شاه | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via Icelandic át
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | át | eating, the act of eating; solid food that one... |
| 2 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |