Where does “風気” come from?

風気 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 風, from Old Japanese かぜ, from Proto-Japonic kansay — wind.

風気 (Japanese): poorly, sickly, on the verge of catching a cold

Definitions

  1. poorly, sickly, on the verge of catching a cold

Ancestry of “風気”, step by step

風気 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 風

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese風wind; airs; a style
2Old Japaneseかぜ—
3Proto-Japonickansaywind

via Japanese 気

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese気spirit, mood; inclination, will, mood, urge;...
2Middle Chinese氣spirit; breath
Every word from Proto-Japonic kansay →Every word from Old Japanese かぜ →Every word from Japanese 風 →
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