Where does “абдал” come from?
абдал (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ابدال, from Arabic اَبْدَال, from Arabic أَبْدَال, from Arabic بَدَل, from Arabic بَدَلَ — to replace; to change.
абдал (Bulgarian): fool, idiot, simpleton
Ancestry of “абдал”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ابدال | pauper, Dervish |
| 2 | Arabic | اَبْدَال | — |
| 3 | Arabic | أَبْدَال | — |
| 4 | Arabic | بَدَل | substitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,... |
| 5 | Arabic | بَدَلَ | to replace; to change |