Where does “поруга” come from?

поруга (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

поруга (Serbo-Croatian): mockery, ridicule

Definitions

  1. mockery, ridicule

Ancestry of “поруга”, step by step

поруга traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Serbo-Croatian ру́гати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianру́гатиto mock, make fun of
2Proto-Slavicrǫgatito offend, to scorn to cause distress to someone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →
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