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Where does “Schachfigur” come from?

Schachfigur (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Schach, from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 — to sire, beget.

Schachfigur (Luxembourgish): chess piece

Definitions

  1. chess piece

Ancestry of “Schachfigur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchachchess
2Germanschāch—
3Middle High Germanschāch—
4Latinscaccichess
5LatinscaccusAPI; check
6Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
7Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
8Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
9Old Persian𐏋king
10Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
11Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
12Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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