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

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “셋”, step by step

셋 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish seki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsekiseat
2EnglishshakeTo cause to move rapidly in opposite directions...
3Middle EnglishschakenTo shake or quake
4Old Englishsċeacan—

via Hebrew שֵׁת

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשֵׁת—

Words derived from “셋”

Every word from Old English sċeacan →Every word from Middle English schaken →Every word from English shake →