Where does “нервотрёпка” come from?
нервотрёпка (Russian) comes from Russian трёпка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
нервотрёпка (Russian): stressful situation, nerve-wracking situation,...
Definitions
- stressful situation, nerve-wracking situation,...
Ancestry of “нервотрёпка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | трёпка | ruffling, disheveling; blowing around; beating,... |
| 2 | Russian | -ка | now, just |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |