דמקה
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
noun
Definitions
- checkers, draughts
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian да́мка (the king in checkers draughts) derived from German Dame (lady, queen, checkers, draughts) derived from French jeu de dames (draughts).
Origin
French
jeu de dames
Gloss
draughts
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Anstandsdame German
- Dame German
- Damebrett German
- Damenbauer German
- Damenbesuch German
- Damenbinde German
- Damenflügel German
- Damentoilette German
- Damenuhr German
- Empfangsdame German
- Herzdame German
- dáma Hungarian
- dama Italian
- dame French
- jeu de dames French
- да́мка Russian
- damm Old Norse