Where does “hula” come from?

hula (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic xula — unjust vilification, verbal offence → blasphemy (in religion).

hula (Serbo-Croatian): blasphemy

Definitions

  1. blasphemy

Ancestry of “hula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxulaunjust vilification, verbal offence → blasphemy (in religion)
Every word from Proto-Slavic xula
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