Where does “腹芸” come from?

腹芸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 芸, from Middle Chinese 藝.

腹芸 (Japanese): a technique used by actors to convey emotion...

Definitions

  1. a technique used by actors to convey emotion...

Ancestry of “腹芸”, step by step

腹芸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 芸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese芸art, craft, technique, performance; trick
2Middle Chinese藝—

via Japanese 腹

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese腹belly
Every word from Middle Chinese 藝 →Every word from Japanese 芸 →