Where does “budallallosem” come from?
budallallosem (Albanian) comes from Albanian budalla, from Ottoman Turkish بدلا, from Arabic اَبْدَال, from Arabic أَبْدَال, from Arabic بَدَل, from Arabic بَدَلَ — to replace; to change.
budallallosem (Albanian): to go crazy
Definitions
- to go crazy
Ancestry of “budallallosem”, step by step
budallallosem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian budalla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | budalla | fool, crazy person |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بدلا | — |
| 3 | Arabic | اَبْدَال | — |
| 4 | Arabic | أَبْدَال | — |
| 5 | Arabic | بَدَل | substitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,... |
| 6 | Arabic | بَدَلَ | to replace; to change |
via Proto-Indo-European sem-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |