Where does “ша́хматы” come from?

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

ша́хматы (Russian): chess

Definitions

  1. chess

Ancestry of “ша́хматы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشاه ماتcheckmate

Words derived from “ша́хматы

Every word from Persian شاه مات