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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

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