Where does “barchât” come from?
barchât (Middle High German) comes from Latin barracanus, from Arabic بَرَّكَان — a kind of black gown.
Ancestry of “barchât”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | barracanus | — |
| 2 | Arabic | بَرَّكَان | a kind of black gown |