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