Where does “шахмати́ст” come from?

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

шахмати́ст (Russian): chess player

Definitions

  1. chess player

Ancestry of “шахмати́ст”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianша́хматыchess
2Persianشاه ماتcheckmate

Words derived from “шахмати́ст”

Every word from Persian شاه مات →Every word from Russian ша́хматы →
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