Where does “Qi” come from?

Qi is a Mandarin Chinese word written as 齊 with an unknown original meaning.

Qi (English): An ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty

Definitions

  1. An ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty

Ancestry of “Qi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin氣—
2Middle Chinese氣spirit; breath
Every word from Middle Chinese 氣 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 氣 →
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