Where does “zadzierzysty” come from?

zadzierzysty (Polish) comes from Polish zadzierać, from Polish zadrzeć, from Polish za-, from Polish nie-, from Old Polish nie-, from Old Polish nie, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē — not; no.

Ancestry of “zadzierzysty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzadzieraćto tear off slightly
2Polishzadrzećto tear off slightly
3Polishza-Forms perfective semelfactive verbs, usually...
4Polishnie-un-, dis-, -less, non-
5Old Polishnie-generic negation prefix, used for adjectives, adverbs and participles; un-, dis-, -less, non
6Old Polishnienegation particle; no, not
7Proto-Slavicnenot
8Proto-Balto-Slavicnot
9Proto-Indo-Europeannot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Polish za-Every word from Polish nie-
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