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Where does “شَطْرَنْج” come from?

شَطْرَنْج (Arabic) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.

شَطْرَنْج (Arabic): chess; shatranj, chess

Definitions

  1. chess; shatranj, chess

Ancestry of “شَطْرَنْج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشطرنجshatranj; chess
2Classical Persianچَتْرَنْگ—
3Middle Persianctlngchess
4Sanskritचतुरङ्गhaving 4 limbs; comprising elephants, chariots,...
5Sanskritचतुर्four
6Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “شَطْرَنْج”

  • ajedrezado
  • ajedrecista
  • ajedrez
  • शतरंज
  • شطرنج
  • ahedres
  • ahedres
  • sataranji
  • શતરંજ
  • શેતરંજ
  • شطرنج
  • ahedres
  • ahedres
  • الشَطْرَنْج
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