Did you know the origin of the word chess?
A linguistic journey took place across empires:
Chaturanga (Sanskrit)
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(Persian)
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(Arabic)
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Latin
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Chess (English)
The English word chess doesn’t come from Sanskrit chaturanga, but from Persian shāh, meaning “king.”
Medieval Europe called the game les échecs (“the kings”), echoing the famous cry shāh māt (“the king is helpless”).
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