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Where does “칩” come from?

칩 (Korean) comes from English Chip, from Middle English chip, from Old English ċipp, from Old English ċippian, from Proto-Germanic kipp-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

칩 (Korean): chips, crisps; chip, microchip

Definitions

  1. chips, crisps; chip, microchip

Ancestry of “칩”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChip—
2Middle Englishchipfragment, worthless thing; chip, shard, fragment
3Old Englishċippchip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,...
4Old Englishċippianto cut; hew
5Proto-Germanickipp-to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
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