Where does “체스 선수” come from?

체스 선수 (Korean) comes from Korean 체스, from English chess, from Middle English ches, from Old French eschés, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋 — to sire, beget.

체스 선수 (Korean): chess player

Definitions

  1. chess player

Ancestry of “체스 선수”, step by step

체스 선수 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 체스

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean체스chess
2EnglishchessA board game for two players with each beginning...
3Middle EnglishchesA set for playing chess; a chess board and chess...
4Old Frencheschéschess; inflection of eschec: ## oblique plural ##...
5Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
6Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
7Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
8Old Persian𐏋king
9Proto-Iranianxšáyati
10Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
11Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Korean 선수(選手)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean선수(選手)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-
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