Where does “ăhkyak” come from?
ăhkyak (Jingpho) comes from Burmese အချက်, from Burmese ချက်, from English cheque, from English check, from English chequer, from Old French eschequier, from Medieval Latin scaccarium, from Vulgar Latin scaccus — to sire, beget.
ăhkyak (Jingpho): to be important
Definitions
- to be important
Ancestry of “ăhkyak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | အချက် | center, hub |
| 2 | Burmese | ချက် | belly button, navel; cheque, check; to cook |
| 3 | English | cheque | A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named... |
| 4 | English | check | A situation in which the king is directly... |
| 5 | English | chequer | The edible fruit of the wild service tree,... |
| 6 | Old French | eschequier | exchequer |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | scaccarium | chess board; chessboard; exchequer |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | scaccus | chess |
| 9 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 10 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 11 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 12 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |