Where does “catur” come from?

catur (Indonesian) comes 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.

catur (Indonesian): four; chess; dialogue

Definitions

  1. four; chess; dialogue

Ancestry of “catur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycaturfour; chess; dialogue
2Sanskritचतुर्four
3Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “catur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →