Where does “шаљивац” come from?

шаљивац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ша́ла, from Proto-Slavic šala.

шаљивац (Serbo-Croatian): prankster, jokester

Definitions

  1. prankster, jokester

Ancestry of “шаљивац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianша́лаjoke
2Proto-Slavicšala—
Every word from Proto-Slavic šala →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ша́ла →
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