Where does “skákmaður” come from?

skákmaður (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.

skákmaður (Icelandic): a chess player

Definitions

  1. a chess player

Ancestry of “skákmaður”, step by step

skákmaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skák

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskákchess; a game of chess
2Old Norseskákchess; a game of chess
3Classical Persianشاه—
4Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
5Old Persian𐏋king
6Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Icelandic maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati →