Where does “budalla” come from?

budalla (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بدلا, from Arabic اَبْدَال, from Arabic أَبْدَال, from Arabic بَدَل, from Arabic بَدَلَ — to replace; to change.

budalla (Albanian): fool, crazy person

Definitions

  1. fool, crazy person

Ancestry of “budalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبدلا—
2Arabicاَبْدَال—
3Arabicأَبْدَال—
4Arabicبَدَلsubstitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,...
5Arabicبَدَلَto replace; to change

Words derived from “budalla”

Every word from Arabic بَدَلَ →Every word from Arabic بَدَل →Every word from Arabic أَبْدَال →