Where does “魔法使い” come from?

魔法使い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 魔法, from Middle Chinese 魔法.

魔法使い (Japanese): a magic user, such as a magician, a wizard, a...

Definitions

  1. a magic user, such as a magician, a wizard, a...

Ancestry of “魔法使い”, step by step

魔法使い traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 魔法

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese魔法The arts of magic, spellcraft, witchcraft,...
2Middle Chinese魔法—

via Japanese 使い

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese使いusing; usage; use; utilization; a user; a charmer
2Japanese使うto use; to employ; to make use of, to apply

Words derived from “魔法使い”

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