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Where does “njurgavac” come from?

njurgavac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian njȕrgati, from German nörgeln — to nag, to grumble.

njurgavac (Serbo-Croatian): an irritant person

Definitions

  1. an irritant person

Ancestry of “njurgavac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannjȕrgati—
2Germannörgelnto nag, to grumble
Every word from German nörgeln →