Where does “șahist” come from?

șahist (Romanian) comes from Romanian șah, from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 — to sire, beget.

șahist (Romanian): chess player

Definitions

  1. chess player

Ancestry of “șahist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianșahchess; chess set; check
2Germanschāchchess game
3Middle High Germanschāch
4Latinscaccichess
5LatinscaccusAPI; check
6Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
7Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
8Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
9Old Persian𐏋king
10Proto-Iranianxšáyati
11Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
12Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “șahist

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