Where does “šach-mat” come from?
šach-mat (Slovak) comes from Persian شاه مات — checkmate.
šach-mat (Slovak): The words spoken at the end of a chess game by...
Definitions
- The words spoken at the end of a chess game by...
Ancestry of “šach-mat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | شاه مات | checkmate |