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Where does “ша́хматы” come from?

ша́хматы (Russian) comes from Persian شاه مات — checkmate.

Ancestry of “ша́хматы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشاه ماتcheckmate

Words derived from “ша́хматы”

  • շախմատ
Every word from Persian شاه مات →