Where does “šachovnica” come from?

šachovnica (Slovak) comes from Slovak šach, from Classical Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

šachovnica (Slovak): chessboard

Definitions

  1. chessboard

Ancestry of “šachovnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovakšachShah; chess; checkmate
2Classical Persianشاه—
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
4Old Persian𐏋king
5Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati →