Where does “治癒系” come from?

治癒系 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 癒し系, from Japanese 系, from Middle Chinese 系.

治癒系 (Chinese): person or thing which can warm one's heart, calm...

Definitions

  1. person or thing which can warm one's heart, calm...

Ancestry of “治癒系”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese癒し系that which can warm one's heart, calm one's mind and provide comfort in times of sadness
2Japanese系system, family
3Middle Chinese系—
Every word from Middle Chinese 系 →Every word from Japanese 系 →Every word from Japanese 癒し系 →