Where does “budàla” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. fool, idiot, simpleton

Ancestry of “budàla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبدلا—
2Arabicاَبْدَال—
3Arabicأَبْدَال—
4Arabicبَدَلsubstitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,...
5Arabicبَدَلَto replace; to change

Words derived from “budàla”

Every word from Arabic بَدَلَ →Every word from Arabic بَدَل →Every word from Arabic أَبْدَال →