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Where does “catur” come from?

catur (Malay) comes 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 (Malay): four; chess; dialogue

Definitions

  1. four; chess; dialogue

Ancestry of “catur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचतुर्four
2Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “catur”

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