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Where does “ahedres” come from?

ahedres (Cebuano) comes from Spanish ajedrez, from Old Spanish axedrez, from Arabic شطرنج, from Classical Persian چَتْرَنْگ, from Middle Persian ctlng, from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras — and.

ahedres (Cebuano): chess

Definitions

  1. chess

Ancestry of “ahedres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishajedrezchess
2Old Spanishaxedrez—
3Arabicشطرنجshatranj; chess
4Classical Persianچَتْرَنْگ—
5Middle Persianctlngchess
6Sanskritचतुरङ्गhaving 4 limbs; comprising elephants, chariots,...
7Sanskritचतुर्four
8Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
9Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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