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Where does “بدوی” come from?

بدوی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic بَدَوِيّ, from Arabic بَدْو — desert, camp.

Ancestry of “بدوی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَدَوِيّbedouin, nomad, herdsman
2Arabicبَدْوdesert, camp
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