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Where does “شطرنج” come from?

شطرنج (Persian) 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 (Persian): shatranj; chess

Definitions

  1. shatranj; chess

Ancestry of “شطرنج”, step by step

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

Words derived from “شطرنج”

  • शतरंज
  • શેતરંજ
  • શતરંજ
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