Where does “ベドウィン” come from?

ベドウィン (Japanese) comes from English bedouin, from Old French beduin, from Arabic بَدَوِين, from Arabic بَدْو — desert, camp.

ベドウィン (Japanese): bedouin

Definitions

  1. bedouin

Ancestry of “ベドウィン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbedouinA desert-dweller, especially a member of a...
2Old Frenchbeduin—
3Arabicبَدَوِين—
4Arabicبَدْوdesert, camp
Every word from Arabic بَدْو →Every word from Arabic بَدَوِين →Every word from Old French beduin →