Arabic exports

checkmate

Checkmate is the Persian chess call šāh māt, 'the king is helpless'. It passed through Arabic, where it was understood as 'the king has died', and then through Old French into English.

Weakest linkProbable

The road to English

From Arabic to Old Spanish, Spanish

From Arabic to Italian

900 CEPersian

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.

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