checkmate (situation where the king's defeat is inevitable) · checkmate, definite defeat
çekim: çoğul Schachmatts · tamlayan Schachmatts
eş: matt
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tek- Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati Proto-Iranian *xšáyati Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ) Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ) Classical Persian شَاه (šāh) Classical Persian مَات (māt) Classical Persian شَاهمَات (šāh-māt)der. German schachmatt German Schachmatt Nominalization of schachmatt (“checkmated”).
köken: Borrowed from French mat, short for échec et mat, from Arabic شَاهُ مَاتَ (šāhu māta), ultimately from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is amazed”).
köken: A wanderword. Borrowed from German Schachmatt (“checkmate”). First attested in 1651. Ultimately from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is defeated”).