Where does “巫術師” come from?

巫術師 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 巫術, from Middle Chinese 巫術.

巫術師 (Japanese): magician, sorcerer, shaman

Definitions

  1. magician, sorcerer, shaman

Ancestry of “巫術師”, step by step

巫術師 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 巫術

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese巫術shamanism; witchcraft, magic, sorcery
2Middle Chinese巫術—

via Japanese 師

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese師expert, master, practitioner; master,...
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