Where does “بدلا” come from?
بدلا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic اَبْدَال, from Arabic أَبْدَال, from Arabic بَدَل, from Arabic بَدَلَ — to replace; to change.
Ancestry of “بدلا”, step by step
بدلا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic اَبْدَال
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | اَبْدَال | — |
| 2 | Arabic | أَبْدَال | — |
| 3 | Arabic | بَدَل | substitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,... |
| 4 | Arabic | بَدَلَ | to replace; to change |
via Arabic بُدَلَاء
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بُدَلَاء | — |