Where does “獣医師” come from?

獣医師 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 獣, from Middle Chinese 獸 — beast.

獣医師 (Japanese): a veterinarian

Definitions

  1. a veterinarian

Ancestry of “獣医師”, step by step

獣医師 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 獣

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese獣an animal covered in fur, a beast; a beast; beast
2Middle Chinese獸beast

via Japanese 医師

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese医師doctor
Every word from Middle Chinese 獸 →Every word from Japanese 獣 →