Where does “skák” come from?

skák (Old Norse) comes from Classical Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

skák (Old Norse): chess; a game of chess

Definitions

  1. chess; a game of chess

Ancestry of “skák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشاه—
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
3Old Persian𐏋king
4Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “skák”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati →