Where does “셋” come from?
셋 (Korean) comes from Turkish seki, from English shake, from Middle English schaken, from Old English sċeacan.
셋 (Korean): three
Ancestry of “셋”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | seki | seat |
| 2 | English | shake | To cause to move rapidly in opposite directions... |
| 3 | Middle English | schaken | — |
| 4 | Old English | sċeacan | — |