Where does “الشَطْرَنْج” come from?
الشَطْرَنْج (Andalusian Arabic) comes from Arabic شَطْرَنْج, from Arabic شطرنج, from Classical Persian چَتْرَنْگ, from Middle Persian ctlng, from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras — and.
Ancestry of “الشَطْرَنْج”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | شَطْرَنْج | chess; shatranj, chess |
| 2 | Arabic | شطرنج | shatranj; chess |
| 3 | Classical Persian | چَتْرَنْگ | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | ctlng | chess |
| 5 | Sanskrit | चतुरङ्ग | having 4 limbs; comprising elephants, chariots,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | चतुर् | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ćatwā́ras | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čatwā́ras | four |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |