Where does “ბუდალა” come from?

ბუდალა (Laz) comes from Turkish budala, from Arabic اَبْدَال, from Arabic أَبْدَال, from Arabic بَدَل, from Arabic بَدَلَ — to replace; to change.

ბუდალა (Laz): stupid, foolish, silly, dumb, fool, idiot

Definitions

  1. stupid, foolish, silly, dumb, fool, idiot

Ancestry of “ბუდალა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbudalafool; idiot; simpleton
2Arabicاَبْدَال
3Arabicأَبْدَال
4Arabicبَدَلsubstitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,...
5Arabicبَدَلَto replace; to change
Every word from Arabic بَدَلَEvery word from Arabic بَدَلEvery word from Arabic أَبْدَال