Where does “鍼術” come from?

鍼術 (Korean) comes from Japanese 術, from Middle Chinese 術.

Ancestry of “鍼術”, step by step

鍼術 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 術

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

via Japanese 鍼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鍼a needle used in acupuncture; acupuncture
Every word from Middle Chinese 術 →Every word from Japanese 術 →