Where does “芸者” come from?

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

芸者 (Japanese): a geisha; one who is proficient in an art, an...

Definitions

  1. a geisha; one who is proficient in an art, an...

Ancestry of “芸者”, step by step

芸者 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 芸

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

via Middle Chinese 者

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese者—

Words derived from “芸者”

Every word from Middle Chinese 藝 →Every word from Japanese 芸 →