Where does “xeque-mate” come from?

xeque-mate (Portuguese) comes from Arabic شاه مات, from Persian شاه مات — checkmate.

xeque-mate (Portuguese): checkmate

Definitions

  1. checkmate

Ancestry of “xeque-mate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشاه مات—
2Persianشاه ماتcheckmate
Every word from Persian شاه مات →Every word from Arabic شاه مات →