Where does “budala” come from?

budala (Turkish) comes from Arabic اَبْدَال, from Arabic أَبْدَال, from Arabic بَدَل, from Arabic بَدَلَ — to replace; to change.

budala (Turkish): fool; idiot; simpleton

Definitions

  1. fool; idiot; simpleton

Ancestry of “budala”, step by step

budala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic اَبْدَال

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

via Ottoman Turkish budala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishbudala—
2Arabicبُدَلَاء—

Words derived from “budala”

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