Where does “schack” come from?
schack (Swedish) comes from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋 — to sire, beget.
schack (Swedish): chess; a game of strategy for two players; check;...
Definitions
- chess; a game of strategy for two players; check;...
Ancestry of “schack”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schāch | chess game |
| 2 | Middle High German | schāch | — |
| 3 | Latin | scacci | chess |
| 4 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 5 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 6 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |