Where does “budalčina” come from?

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

budalčina (Serbo-Croatian): dumbbell, oaf

Definitions

  1. dumbbell, oaf

Ancestry of “budalčina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbudàlafool, idiot, simpleton
2Ottoman Turkishبدلا—
3Arabicاَبْدَال—
4Arabicأَبْدَال—
5Arabicبَدَلsubstitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,...
6Arabicبَدَلَto replace; to change
Every word from Arabic بَدَلَ →Every word from Arabic بَدَل →Every word from Arabic أَبْدَال →