Where does “سطرنج” come from?
سطرنج (Ottoman Turkish) 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.
سطرنج (Ottoman Turkish): chess, a board game for two players
Definitions
- chess, a board game for two players
Ancestry of “سطرنج”, 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 |