kþē(i)-, kþə(i)-
to gain, acquire, possess
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indo-Iranian | ||||
| Old Persian | khshayārshan- | lit. ruling over men | vb.ptc | AHD LRC |
| Old Persian | khshathra | realm, province | n | AHD LRC |
| Old Persian | khshathra-pāvā | lit. province-protector | n | AHD LRC |
| Old Persian | *khshaya | to rule over | vb | AHD LRC |
| Persian | shāh | shah; chess king | n | OED LRC |
| Sanskrit | kṣatriya | upper-caste Hindu assigned to governing/military occupation | n | W7 LRC |
| English | ||||
| Middle English | chek, chak | check | n | OED LRC |
| Middle English | chekmat(e) | checkmate | n | OED LRC |
| Middle English | ches | chess | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | escheker | exchequer | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | satrap(e) | satrap | n | W7 LRC |
| English | check | chess move attacking opponent's king | n | AHD LRC |
| English | checkmate | win/loss in chess game, lit. king [is] dead | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | chess | 2-player board game (from India via Persia) | n | LRC |
| English | exchequer | medieval English office/department in charge of state revenue | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | Kshatriya | warrior/military caste, 2nd-highest of 4 in traditional Indian society | prop.n | LRC |
| English | padishah | shah of Persia | n | CDC LRC |
| English | satrap | provincial governor | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | shah | king, ruler of a land | n | AHD CDC LRC |
| English | Xerxes | Persian king of Achaemenid dynasty | prop.n | AHD LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Dutch | skaak | check; chess | n | OED LRC |
| Middle High German | schāch | check | n | OED LRC |
| German | Satrap | satrap | n.masc | LRC |
| German | Schach | check; chess | n.neut | OED LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Icelandic | skák | check; chess | n | OED LRC |
| Danish | skak | check; chess | n | OED LRC |
| Swedish | schack | check; chess | n | OED LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin | satrapēs | satrap | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Medieval Latin | scacci | chess | n.pl | OED LRC |
| Portuguese | xaque | check; shah | n | OED LRC |
| Old Spanish | xaque | check | n | OED LRC |
| Old Spanish | xaquimate | checkmate | n | OED LRC |
| Spanish | jaque | check | n | OED LRC |
| Old French | eschec, eschek, escheq | check | n | OED LRC |
| Old French | eschequier | chessboard; counting table | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Old French | esches | chess | n.acc.pl | W7 LRC |
| Old North French | eskec, escac | check | n | OED LRC |
| Anglo-French | escheker | chessboard; counting table | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| French | échec | check; chess piece | n.masc | LRC |
| French | échecs | chess; chess set | n.masc.pl | OED LRC |
| Provençal | escac | check | n | OED LRC |
| Provençal | escacos | chess | n.pl | OED LRC |
| Italian | scacchi | chess | n.pl | OED LRC |
| Italian | scacco | check | n | OED LRC |
| Italian | scaccomatto | checkmate | n | OED LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek | satrapēs | satrap | n.masc | W7 LRC |