Etymology of the English word shah
the English word
shahderived from the Persian word
shah (king)
Date
The earliest known usage of shah in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
schaak, Dutch
sjah, English
chess, French
échecs, French
schah, German
Schach, German
Schah, Italian
scià, Lithuanian
šachas, Norwegian
sjakk, Norwegian
sjah, Polish
szach, Portuguese
xaque, Russian
шaх, Spanish
xaque, Swedish
schack, Swedish
schah, Yiddish
shochUsage
Word found in Modern English
