Where does “шатранҷ” come from?
шатранҷ (Tajik) 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.
шатранҷ (Tajik): chess
Definitions
- chess
Ancestry of “шатранҷ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | شَطْرَنْج | chess; shatranj, 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 |