Where does “șatrange” come from?
șatrange (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شطرنج, from Persian شطرنج, from Arabic شَطْرَنْج, from Arabic شطرنج, from Classical Persian چَتْرَنْگ, from Middle Persian ctlng, from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग, from Sanskrit चतुर् — and.
șatrange (Romanian): chess
Definitions
- chess
Ancestry of “șatrange”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | شطرنج | — |
| 2 | Persian | شطرنج | shatranj; chess |
| 3 | Arabic | شَطْرَنْج | chess; shatranj, chess |
| 4 | Arabic | شطرنج | shatranj; chess |
| 5 | Classical Persian | چَتْرَنْگ | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | ctlng | chess |
| 7 | Sanskrit | चतुरङ्ग | having 4 limbs; comprising elephants, chariots,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | चतुर् | four |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ćatwā́ras | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čatwā́ras | four |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |