The story
Borrowed from Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
geisha
Today it means: A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy. Full definition →