
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 doesnโt come from Sanskrit chaturanga, but from Persian shฤh, meaning โking.โ
Medieval Europe called the game les รฉchecs (โthe kingsโ), echoing the famous cry shฤh mฤt (โthe king is helplessโ).
โ Checkmate!
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