Where does “Budală” come from?

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

Budală (Romanian): fool

Definitions

  1. fool

Ancestry of “Budală”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Budală”

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