Where does “شطرنج” come from?

شطرنج (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian شطرنج, 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 — and.

Ancestry of “شطرنج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشطرنجshatranj; chess
2Arabicشَطْرَنْجchess; shatranj, chess
3Arabicشطرنجshatranj; chess
4Classical Persianچَتْرَنْگ
5Middle Persianctlngchess
6Sanskritचतुरङ्गhaving 4 limbs; comprising elephants, chariots,...
7Sanskritचतुर्four
8Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras
9Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “شطرنج

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras
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