Where does “руга́ться” come from?

руга́ться (Russian) comes from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

руга́ться (Russian): to call (bad) names, to curse, to swear, to use bad language

Definitions

  1. to call (bad) names, to curse, to swear, to use bad language

Ancestry of “руга́ться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
2Old East Slavicсѧ—
3Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “руга́ться”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Russian -ся →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →