Where does “бугарштица” come from?

бугарштица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian буга́рити, from Serbo-Croatian Бу̏гарска.

бугарштица (Serbo-Croatian): a type of long-verse Serbo-Croatian folk song

Definitions

  1. a type of long-verse Serbo-Croatian folk song

Ancestry of “бугарштица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбуга́ритиto lament, wail
2Serbo-CroatianБу̏гарска—
Every word from Serbo-Croatian Бу̏гарска →Every word from Serbo-Croatian буга́рити →