Where does “مات” come from?

مات (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic مَاتَ, from Persian شاه مات — checkmate.

مات (South Levantine Arabic): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “مات”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَاتَto die, to perish
2Persianشاه ماتcheckmate
Every word from Persian شاه مات →Every word from Arabic مَاتَ →