Where does “체커” come from?
체커 (Korean) comes from English checkers, from Old French eschequier, from Medieval Latin scaccarium, from Vulgar Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋 — to sire, beget.
체커 (Korean): checkers, draughts
Ancestry of “체커”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | checkers | plural of checker; A game for two players played... |
| 2 | Old French | eschequier | exchequer |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | scaccarium | chess board; chessboard; exchequer |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | scaccus | chess |
| 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 |