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Where does “ճատրակ” come from?

ճատրակ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian ճատրակ, from Old Armenian ճատրակ, 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.

ճատրակ (Armenian): chess

Definitions

  1. chess

Ancestry of “ճատրակ”, step by step

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