Where does “શતરંજ” come from?
શતરંજ (Gujarati) comes from Persian شطرنج, from Arabic شَطْرَنْج, from Arabic شطرنج, from Classical Persian چَتْرَنْگ, from Middle Persian ctlng, from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras — and.
શતરંજ (Gujarati): Alternative form of શેતરંજ
Definitions
- Alternative form of શેતરંજ
Ancestry of “શતરંજ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | شطرنج | shatranj; chess |
| 2 | Arabic | شَطْرَنْج | chess; shatranj, chess |
| 3 | Arabic | شطرنج | shatranj; chess |
| 4 | Classical Persian | چَتْرَنْگ | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | ctlng | chess |
| 6 | Sanskrit | चतुरङ्ग | having 4 limbs; comprising elephants, chariots,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | चतुर् | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ćatwā́ras | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čatwā́ras | four |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |