Where does “jaque” come from?

jaque (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish xaque, from Arabic شاه, 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.

jaque (Spanish): check; jeopardy

Definitions

  1. check; jeopardy

Ancestry of “jaque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishxaquecheck
2Arabicشاهshah; king
3Classical Persianشاه
4Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
5Old Persian𐏋king
6Proto-Iranianxšáyati
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “jaque

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyatiEvery word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati