Where does “dengki” come from?

dengki (Pohnpeian) comes from Japanese 電気, from Chinese 電氣 — electricity; electrical power.

dengki (Pohnpeian): electricity; electric light; flashlight

Definitions

  1. electricity; electric light; flashlight

Ancestry of “dengki”, 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 →