Where does “абдал” come from?

абдал (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ابدال, from Arabic اَبْدَال, from Arabic أَبْدَال, from Arabic بَدَل, from Arabic بَدَلَ — to replace; to change.

абдал (Serbo-Croatian): fool, idiot; naïf; simpleton

Definitions

  1. fool, idiot; naïf; simpleton

Ancestry of “абдал”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishابدالpauper, Dervish
2Arabicاَبْدَال—
3Arabicأَبْدَال—
4Arabicبَدَلsubstitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,...
5Arabicبَدَلَto replace; to change
Every word from Arabic بَدَلَ →Every word from Arabic بَدَل →Every word from Arabic أَبْدَال →