Where does “шаљивица” come from?
шаљивица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ша́ла, from Proto-Slavic šala.
шаљивица (Serbo-Croatian): prankster, jokester
Ancestry of “шаљивица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ша́ла | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | šala | — |