Where does “позлить” come from?

позлить (Russian) comes from Russian злить, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

позлить (Russian): to tease a little

Definitions

  1. to tease a little

Ancestry of “позлить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзлитьto provoke to anger
2Russian-и́ть—
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -iti →