Old French eschec

← Arabic شَاه (derived)

← English check (cognate)

← Persian شاه (derived)

← Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (derived)

← Old Persian 𐏋 (derived)

→ English chess (mention)

→ English check (mention)

→ English chequy (mention)

→ Cebuano tsek (mention)

→ Danish skak (derived)

→ Middle English chek (borrowed)

→ French échec (inherited)

→ Indonesian cek (derived)

→ Dutch cheque (derived)

→ Polish czek (mention)

→ Portuguese cheque (mention)