Where does “bercatur” come from?

bercatur (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian catur, from Malay catur, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

bercatur (Indonesian): to play chess

Definitions

  1. to play chess

Ancestry of “bercatur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiancaturfour; chess; dialogue
2Malaycaturfour; chess; dialogue
3Sanskritचतुर्four
4Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →