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
- chess; shatranj, chess
Ancestry of “شَطْرَنْج”, step by step
شَطْرَنْج traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic شطرنج
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | شطرنج | shatranj; chess |
| 2 | Classical Persian | چَتْرَنْگ | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | ctlng | chess |
| 4 | Sanskrit | चतुरङ्ग | having 4 limbs; comprising elephants, chariots,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | चतुर् | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ćatwā́ras | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čatwā́ras | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |