Where does “魔法師” come from?

魔法師 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 魔法使い, from Japanese 魔法, from Middle Chinese 魔法.

魔法師 (Chinese): wizard; sorcerer; warlock

Definitions

  1. wizard; sorcerer; warlock

Ancestry of “魔法師”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese魔法使いa magic user, such as a magician, a wizard, a...
2Japanese魔法The arts of magic, spellcraft, witchcraft,...
3Middle Chinese魔法—
Every word from Middle Chinese 魔法 →Every word from Japanese 魔法 →Every word from Japanese 魔法使い →