Where does “буда̀ла” come from?
буда̀ла (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish budala, from Arabic بُدَلَاء, from Arabic بَدَل, from Arabic بَدَلَ — to replace; to change.
Ancestry of “буда̀ла”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | budala | — |
| 2 | Arabic | بُدَلَاء | — |
| 3 | Arabic | بَدَل | substitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,... |
| 4 | Arabic | بَدَلَ | to replace; to change |
Words derived from “буда̀ла”