Where does “sejk” come from?

sejk (Hungarian) comes from French cheik, from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

sejk (Hungarian): sheik, sheikh

Definitions

  1. sheik, sheikh

Ancestry of “sejk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcheiksheik
2Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
3Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...
Every word from Arabic شَاخَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْخ →Every word from French cheik →