Where does “будалица” come from?

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

будалица (Serbo-Croatian): a little fool

Definitions

  1. a little fool

Ancestry of “будалица”, 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 →