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