Where does “tengki” come from?

tengki (Chuukese) comes from Japanese 電気, from Chinese 電氣 — electricity; electrical power.

tengki (Chuukese): electricity; an electric light; flashlight

Definitions

  1. electricity; an electric light; flashlight

Ancestry of “tengki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese電気electricity; electric light
2Chinese電氣electricity; electrical power
Every word from Chinese 電氣Every word from Japanese 電気
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