Where does “будалити” come from?

будалити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian буда̀ла, from Ottoman Turkish budala, from Arabic بُدَلَاء, from Arabic بَدَل, from Arabic بَدَلَ — to replace; to change.

будалити (Serbo-Croatian): to play, act or talk like a fool; to fool

Definitions

  1. to play, act or talk like a fool; to fool

Ancestry of “будалити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбуда̀лаfool, idiot, simpleton
2Ottoman Turkishbudala—
3Arabicبُدَلَاء—
4Arabicبَدَلsubstitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,...
5Arabicبَدَلَto replace; to change
Every word from Arabic بَدَلَ →Every word from Arabic بَدَل →Every word from Arabic بُدَلَاء →