Where does “بديل” come from?

بديل (Arabic) comes from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.

بديل (Arabic): alternative

Definitions

  1. alternative

Ancestry of “بديل”, step by step

بديل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic د

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicد—
2Arabicاِسْتَخْدَمَto use, hire

via Arabic بَدَلَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَدَلَto replace; to change
Every word from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ →Every word from Arabic د →