Where does “са̄кмет” come from?

са̄кмет (Northern Mansi) comes from Russian ша́хматы, from Persian شاه مات — checkmate.

са̄кмет (Northern Mansi): chess, chessboard

Definitions

  1. chess, chessboard

Ancestry of “са̄кмет”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianша́хматыchess
2Persianشاه ماتcheckmate
Every word from Persian شاه مات →Every word from Russian ша́хматы →