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Where does “bardassa” come from?

bardassa (Italian) comes from Arabic بَرْدَج, from Persian برده, from Middle Persian 𐫇‎𐫡𐫅𐫃.

bardassa (Italian): young prostitute; brat, kid

Definitions

  1. young prostitute; brat, kid

Ancestry of “bardassa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَرْدَجslave
2Persianبردهslave; captive
3Middle Persian𐫇‎𐫡𐫅𐫃—

Words derived from “bardassa”

  • berdache
  • bardash
  • berdachism
  • bardache
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