Where does “שאַכמאַט” come from?

שאַכמאַט (Yiddish) comes from Russian ша́хматы, from Persian شاه مات — checkmate.

שאַכמאַט (Yiddish): chess

Definitions

  1. chess

Ancestry of “שאַכמאַט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianша́хматыchess
2Persianشاه ماتcheckmate
Every word from Persian شاه مات →Every word from Russian ша́хматы →