Where does “абдалиште” come from?

абдалиште (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian абдал, from Ottoman Turkish ابدال, from Arabic اَبْدَال, from Arabic أَبْدَال, from Arabic بَدَل, from Arabic بَدَلَ — to replace; to change.

Ancestry of “абдалиште”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianабдалfool, idiot
2Ottoman Turkishابدالpauper, Dervish
3Arabicاَبْدَال—
4Arabicأَبْدَال—
5Arabicبَدَلsubstitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,...
6Arabicبَدَلَto replace; to change
Every word from Arabic بَدَلَ →Every word from Arabic بَدَل →Every word from Arabic أَبْدَال →