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
- chess player
Ancestry of “체스 선수”, step by step
체스 선수 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 체스
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 체스 | chess |
| 2 | English | chess | A board game for two players with each beginning... |
| 3 | Middle English | ches | A set for playing chess; a chess board and chess... |
| 4 | Old French | eschés | chess; inflection of eschec: ## oblique plural ##... |
| 5 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 6 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via Korean 선수(選手)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 선수(選手) | — |