Where does “bidwi” come from?

bidwi (Maltese) comes from Arabic بَدَوِيّ, from Arabic بَدْو — desert, camp.

bidwi (Maltese): farmer, peasant

Definitions

  1. farmer, peasant

Ancestry of “bidwi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَدَوِيّbedouin, nomad, herdsman
2Arabicبَدْوdesert, camp
Every word from Arabic بَدْو →Every word from Arabic بَدَوِيّ →