Where does “연기” come from?

연기 (Korean) comes from Chinese 記.

연기 (Korean): acting; smoke; postponement

Definitions

  1. acting; smoke; postponement

Ancestry of “연기”, step by step

연기 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 記

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1Chinese記—

via Middle Chinese 煙

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1Middle Chinese煙—

Words derived from “연기”

Every word from Chinese 記 →