Where does “ругалица” come from?

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

ругалица (Serbo-Croatian): satirical piece of literature, usually a mocking...

Definitions

  1. satirical piece of literature, usually a mocking...

Ancestry of “ругалица”, 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 →