Where does “будалест” come from?

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

будалест (Macedonian): foolish

Definitions

  1. foolish

Ancestry of “будалест”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianбудалаfool; idiot; simpleton
2Ottoman Turkishbudala—
3Arabicبُدَلَاء—
4Arabicبَدَلsubstitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,...
5Arabicبَدَلَto replace; to change
Every word from Arabic بَدَلَ →Every word from Arabic بَدَل →Every word from Arabic بُدَلَاء →