Sanskrit caturaṅga is adapted as Middle Persian čatrang with contraction of the medial syllables.
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čatrang
chess
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedSanskrit · 6th century CE · four limbed army gamecaturaṅga
four-limbed army; chess game-name
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A “four-limbed” army designation becomes the board-game name.
India to Sasanian Persia in or around the sixth century.
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probable — Iranica says the origin is obscure but places the first certain Sanskrit mention and Persian introduction in the sixth century.
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ChessHeadword summary and History of Chess in Persia
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the caturaṅga, čatrang, šatranj, Arabic, and European game-name route.
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