Where does “budalica” come from?

budalica (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.

budalica (Serbo-Croatian): a little fool

Definitions

a little fool

Ancestry of “budalica”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Serbo-Croatian	budàla	fool, idiot, simpleton
2	Ottoman Turkish	بدلا	—
3	Arabic	اَبْدَال	—
4	Arabic	أَبْدَال	—
5	Arabic	بَدَل	substitution, equivalent; a substitute; a good,...
6	Arabic	بَدَلَ	to replace; to change

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