Where does “budalaština” come from?

budalaština (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.

budalaština (Serbo-Croatian): tomfoolery, foolishness, foolish thing or act

Definitions

  1. tomfoolery, foolishness, foolish thing or act

Ancestry of “budalaština”, 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 →