Where does “bedevi” come from?
bedevi (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بدوی, from Arabic بَدَوِيّ, from Arabic بَدْو — desert, camp.
bedevi (Turkish): bedouin
Ancestry of “bedevi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بدوی | — |
| 2 | Arabic | بَدَوِيّ | bedouin, nomad, herdsman |
| 3 | Arabic | بَدْو | desert, camp |