Where does “شطرنج” come from?

شطرنج (Arabic) comes from Classical Persian چَتْرَنْگ, from Middle Persian ctlng, from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

شطرنج (Arabic): shatranj; chess

Definitions

  1. shatranj; chess

Ancestry of “شطرنج”, step by step

شطرنج traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian چَتْرَنْگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچَتْرَنْگ—
2Middle Persianctlngchess
3Sanskritचतुरङ्गhaving 4 limbs; comprising elephants, chariots,...
4Sanskritचतुर्four
5Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Pahlavi 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavi𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢—

via Classical Persian چَتْرَنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچَتْرَنگ—

Words derived from “شطرنج”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →