Where does “взъерошить” come from?

взъерошить (Russian) comes from Russian вз-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.

взъерошить (Russian): to tousle, to ruffle, to rumple

Definitions

  1. to tousle, to ruffle, to rumple

Ancestry of “взъерошить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвз-upwards, up; returning, re-
2Proto-Slavicvъz-up; back
3Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъz- →Every word from Russian вз- →
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