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
Ancestry of “будала”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | budala | — |
| 2 | Arabic | بُدَلَاء | — |
| 3 | Arabic | بَدَل | substitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,... |
| 4 | Arabic | بَدَلَ | to replace; to change |