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Where does “êchitchi” come from?

êchitchi (Norman) comes from Old Northern French eskekier, from Medieval Latin scaccarium, from Vulgar Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati — to sire, beget.

êchitchi (Norman): chessboard

Definitions

  1. chessboard

Ancestry of “êchitchi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Northern Frencheskekier—
2Medieval Latinscaccariumchess board; chessboard; exchequer
3Vulgar Latinscaccuschess
4Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
5Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
6Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
7Old Persian𐏋king
8Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
9Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
10Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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