Where does “caturaṅga” come from?

caturaṅga (Pali) 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.

caturaṅga (Pali): a type of chess; a set of four members

Definitions

  1. a type of chess; a set of four members

Ancestry of “caturaṅga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचतुरङ्गhaving 4 limbs; comprising elephants, chariots,...
2Sanskritचतुर्four
3Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “caturaṅga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →