Where does “беља” come from?

беља (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بلا, from Persian بلا, from Arabic بَلَاء — misfortune, calamity; affliction.

беља (Macedonian): misfortune, calamity, trouble; devil

Definitions

  1. misfortune, calamity, trouble; devil

Ancestry of “беља”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبلاproblem; trouble; disaster
2Persianبلاaffliction
3Arabicبَلَاءmisfortune, calamity; affliction

Words derived from “беља”

Every word from Arabic بَلَاء →Every word from Persian بلا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بلا →