Where does “شطرنجباز” come from?
شطرنجباز (Persian) 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.
شطرنجباز (Persian): chess-player, chess player
Definitions
- chess-player, chess player
Ancestry of “شطرنجباز”, step by step
شطرنجباز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian شطرنج
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | شطرنج | shatranj; chess |
| 2 | Arabic | شَطْرَنْج | chess; shatranj, chess |
| 3 | Arabic | شطرنج | shatranj; chess |
| 4 | Classical Persian | چَتْرَنْگ | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | ctlng | chess |
| 6 | Sanskrit | चतुरङ्ग | having 4 limbs; comprising elephants, chariots,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | चतुर् | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ćatwā́ras | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čatwā́ras | four |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Persian ـباز
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـباز | — |