Where does “ចត្រង្គ” come from?
ចត្រង្គ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
ចត្រង្គ (Khmer): chess game; chessboard
Ancestry of “ចត្រង្គ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | चतुरङ्ग | having 4 limbs; comprising elephants, chariots,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चतुर् | four |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ćatwā́ras | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čatwā́ras | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |