Where does “చదరంగము” come from?

చదరంగము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

చదరంగము (Telugu): chess

Definitions

  1. chess

Ancestry of “చదరంగము”, step by step

చదరంగము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचतुरङ्गhaving 4 limbs; comprising elephants, chariots,...
2Sanskritचतुर्four
3Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Telugu ము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguముthree
2TeluguగుణముA quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,...
3Sanskritगुणuse; talent; virtue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →