Where does “berdache” come from?

berdache (English) comes from French bardache, from Italian bardassa, from Arabic بَرْدَج, from Persian برده, from Middle Persian 𐫇‎𐫡𐫅𐫃.

berdache (English): Among Native Americans, a person who identifies...

Definitions

  1. Among Native Americans, a person who identifies...

Ancestry of “berdache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbardacheberdache; passive homosexual
2Italianbardassayoung prostitute; brat, kid
3Arabicبَرْدَجslave
4Persianبردهslave; captive
5Middle Persian𐫇‎𐫡𐫅𐫃—

Words derived from “berdache”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐫇‎𐫡𐫅𐫃 →Every word from Persian برده →Every word from Arabic بَرْدَج →