Where does “саахмэттаай” come from?

саахмэттаай (Northern Yukaghir) comes from Russian ша́хматы, from Persian شاه مات — checkmate.

саахмэттаай (Northern Yukaghir): to play chess

Definitions

  1. to play chess

Ancestry of “саахмэттаай”, step by step

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