Where does “обругать” come from?
обругать (Russian) comes from Russian руга́ть, from Proto-Slavic rǫgati — to offend, to scorn to cause distress to someone.
обругать (Russian): to call names, to curse, to scold, to swear
Definitions
- to call names, to curse, to scold, to swear
Ancestry of “обругать”, step by step
обругать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian руга́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | руга́ть | to reprimand, to abuse, to scold, to rail, to curse out, to swear |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rǫgati | to offend, to scorn to cause distress to someone |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |