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Where does “ругалица” come from?

ругалица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ру́гати, from Proto-Slavic rǫgati.

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-Croatianру́гати—
2Proto-Slavicrǫgati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫgati →