Where does “破魔術” come from?

破魔術 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 術, from Middle Chinese 術.

破魔術 (Japanese): exorcism

Definitions

  1. exorcism

Ancestry of “破魔術”, step by step

破魔術 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 術

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese術technique; art; way, means
2Middle Chinese術—

via Japanese 破魔

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese破魔defeating a devil or demon, particularly the...
2Middle Chineseはま—
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