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.

буда̀ла (Serbo-Croatian): fool, idiot, simpleton

Definitions

  1. fool, idiot, simpleton

Ancestry of “буда̀ла”, step by step

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

Words derived from “буда̀ла”

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