Where does “шатрандж” come from?

шатрандж (Russian) 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.

шатрандж (Russian): shatranj

Definitions

  1. shatranj

Ancestry of “шатрандж”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras