Where does “체크 상자” come from?

체크 상자 (Korean) comes from Korean 체크, from English check, from English chequer, from Old French eschequier, from Medieval Latin scaccarium, from Vulgar Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه — to sire, beget.

체크 상자 (Korean): checkbox a window item, on the computer screen, which toggles check/uncheck by a single click

Definitions

  1. checkbox a window item, on the computer screen, which toggles check/uncheck by a single click

Ancestry of “체크 상자”, step by step

체크 상자 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 체크

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean체크check
2EnglishcheckA situation in which the king is directly...
3EnglishchequerThe edible fruit of the wild service tree,...
4Old Frencheschequierexchequer
5Medieval Latinscaccariumchess board; chessboard; exchequer
6Vulgar Latinscaccuschess
7Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
8Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
9Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
10Old Persian𐏋king
11Proto-Iranianxšáyati
12Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
13Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Korean 상자(箱子)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean상자(箱子)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyatiEvery word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati