Where does “самхат” come from?

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

самхат (Northern Yukaghir): chess

Definitions

  1. chess

Ancestry of “самхат”, step by step

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