Where does “bardash” come from?
bardash (English) comes from French bardache, from Italian bardassa, from Arabic بَرْدَج, from Persian برده, from Middle Persian 𐫇𐫡𐫅𐫃.
bardash (English): A homosexual male
Ancestry of “bardash”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bardache | berdache; passive homosexual |
| 2 | Italian | bardassa | young prostitute; brat, kid |
| 3 | Arabic | بَرْدَج | slave |
| 4 | Persian | برده | slave; captive |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐫇𐫡𐫅𐫃 | — |