Where does “будалче” come from?

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

Ancestry of “будалче”, 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 →