Where does “بدل” come from?

بدل (Arabic) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮, from Sanskrit वार्दल, from Sanskrit वार्द, from Sanskrit -द, from Sanskrit दा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

بدل (Arabic): to change, exchange, interchange; to mistake; to...

Definitions

  1. to change, exchange, interchange; to mistake; to...

Ancestry of “بدل”, step by step

بدل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮—
2Sanskritवार्दलbad weather
3Sanskritवार्दa rain cloud
4Sanskrit-दgiver
5Sanskritदाa giver; to give; to cut, reap, divide, mow
6Proto-Indo-IraniandaH-give
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Arabic بَدَل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَدَلsubstitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,...
2Arabicبَدَلَto replace; to change

Words derived from “بدل”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH- →Every word from Sanskrit दा →