Where does “ругательный” come from?

ругательный (Russian) comes from Russian руга́ть, from Proto-Slavic rǫgati — to offend, to scorn to cause distress to someone.

ругательный (Russian): abusive

Definitions

  1. abusive

Ancestry of “ругательный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianруга́тьto reprimand, to abuse, to scold, to rail, to curse out, to swear
2Proto-Slavicrǫgatito offend, to scorn to cause distress to someone
Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫgati →Every word from Russian руга́ть →