Where does “공적” come from?

공적 (Korean) comes from Middle Chinese 公.

공적 (Korean): public, official, related to the state or society

Definitions

  1. public, official, related to the state or society

Ancestry of “공적”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese
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