Where does “šaškalauta” come from?
šaškalauta (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian šaška, from Russian шашка, from Russian шах, from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه — to sire, beget.
šaškalauta (Ingrian): checkers board
Definitions
- checkers board
Ancestry of “šaškalauta”, step by step
šaškalauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian šaška
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | šaška | checker piece |
| 2 | Russian | шашка | checker, draughtsman a piece in a game of checkers/draughts |
| 3 | Russian | шах | shah; check |
| 4 | German | schāch | chess game |
| 5 | Middle High German | schāch | — |
| 6 | Latin | scacci | chess |
| 7 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 8 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 9 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 10 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 11 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |