Where does “bédouin” come from?

bédouin (French) comes from Arabic بَدَوِيُّون, from Arabic بَدَوِيّ, from Arabic بَدْو — desert, camp.

bédouin (French): bedouin

Definitions

  1. bedouin

Ancestry of “bédouin”, step by step

bédouin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic بَدَوِيُّون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَدَوِيُّون—
2Arabicبَدَوِيّbedouin, nomad, herdsman
3Arabicبَدْوdesert, camp

via Old French bedoïns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbedoïns—

Words derived from “bédouin”

Every word from Arabic بَدْو →Every word from Arabic بَدَوِيّ →Every word from Arabic بَدَوِيُّون →