Where does “法師” come from?

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

法師 (Japanese): a Buddhist priest or monk, a bonze

Definitions

  1. a Buddhist priest or monk, a bonze

Ancestry of “法師”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese法師—
2Middle Chinese法師—

Words derived from “法師”

Every word from Middle Chinese 法師 →Every word from Old Japanese 法師 →