Middle Persian
𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠
‘king’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠.
4 English words in this record descend from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, most familiar first.
- check ← chek ← eschec ← scaccus ← شَاه
- chess ← ches ← eschés ← scaccus ← شَاه
- shah ← شاه
- cheque ← check ← chek ← eschec ← scaccus
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠