Where does “mag-ahedres” come from?
mag-ahedres (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ahedres, from Spanish ajedrez, from Old Spanish axedrez, from Arabic شطرنج, from Classical Persian چَتْرَنْگ, from Middle Persian ctlng, from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग, from Sanskrit चतुर् — and.
mag-ahedres (Tagalog): to play chess
Definitions
- to play chess
Ancestry of “mag-ahedres”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ahedres | chess |
| 2 | Spanish | ajedrez | chess |
| 3 | Old Spanish | axedrez | medieval 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 |