Where does “女魔法師” come from?

女魔法師 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 法師, from Old Japanese 法師, from Middle Chinese 法師.

女魔法師 (Japanese): A sorceress; a female sorcerer

Definitions

  1. A sorceress; a female sorcerer

Ancestry of “女魔法師”, step by step

女魔法師 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 法師

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese法師a Buddhist priest or monk, a bonze
2Old Japanese法師—
3Middle Chinese法師—

via Japanese 女

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese女a woman; a wife; a mistress, concubine
2Middle Chinese女—

via Japanese 魔法

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese魔法The arts of magic, spellcraft, witchcraft,...
2Middle Chinese魔法—
Every word from Middle Chinese 法師 →Every word from Old Japanese 法師 →Every word from Japanese 法師 →