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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

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

Words derived from “芸者”

  • geisha
  • гейша
  • geisha
  • geiša
  • gejŝo
  • gejsza
  • 게이샤
  • géise
  • geyşa
  • เกอิชา
  • geyşa
  • ݢيئيشا
  • geisya
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