Where does “будала” come from?

будала (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish budala, from Arabic بُدَلَاء, from Arabic بَدَل, from Arabic بَدَلَ — to replace; to change.

будала (Bulgarian): dupe, fall guy, juggins; fool, simpleton, ass,...

Definitions

  1. dupe, fall guy, juggins; fool, simpleton, ass,...

Ancestry of “будала”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishbudala—
2Arabicبُدَلَاء—
3Arabicبَدَلsubstitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,...
4Arabicبَدَلَto replace; to change
Every word from Arabic بَدَلَ →Every word from Arabic بَدَل →Every word from Arabic بُدَلَاء →