Where does “szachownicowy” come from?
szachownicowy (Polish) comes from Polish szachownica, from Polish szachowy, from Polish szachy, from Polish -y, from Old Polish -y, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić — to go.
szachownicowy (Polish): checkerboard, alternating
Definitions
- checkerboard, alternating
Ancestry of “szachownicowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | szachownica | chessboard |
| 2 | Polish | szachowy | chess |
| 3 | Polish | szachy | chess |
| 4 | Polish | -y | nominative plural ending of some masculine nouns;... |
| 5 | Old Polish | -y | forms adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 8 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 10 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |