Where does “будала” come from?

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

будала (Macedonian): fool; idiot; simpleton

Definitions

  1. fool; idiot; simpleton

Ancestry of “будала”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishbudala—
2Arabicبُدَلَاء—
3Arabicبَدَلsubstitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,...
4Arabicبَدَلَto replace; to change

Words derived from “будала”

Every word from Arabic بَدَلَ →Every word from Arabic بَدَل →Every word from Arabic بُدَلَاء →