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
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Words derived from “شطرنج”