Where does “ругалац” come from?

ругалац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ру́гати, from Proto-Slavic rǫgati — to offend, to scorn to cause distress to someone.

ругалац (Serbo-Croatian): mocker, scoffer, derider

Definitions

  1. mocker, scoffer, derider

Ancestry of “ругалац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianру́гатиto mock, make fun of
2Proto-Slavicrǫgatito offend, to scorn to cause distress to someone
Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫgati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ру́гати →