Where does “چترنگ” come from?
چترنگ (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish سطرنج, 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 “چترنگ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | سطرنج | chess, a board game for two players |
| 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 |