Where does “поёрничать” come from?
поёрничать (Russian) comes from Russian ёрничать, from Russian ёрник, from Russian ера, from Proto-Slavic oriti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic arei-, from Proto-Indo-European Horeye-, from Proto-Indo-European Her-.
поёрничать (Russian): to behave mockingly/mischievously/frivolously/cynically, to make jabs towards others (for a while)
Definitions
- to behave mockingly/mischievously/frivolously/cynically, to make jabs towards others (for a while)
Ancestry of “поёрничать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ёрничать | to behave mockingly/mischievously/frivolously/cynically, to make jabs towards others |
| 2 | Russian | ёрник | someone who rudely mocks others |
| 3 | Russian | ера | genitive singular of ер |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | oriti | to drag down? |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | arei- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Horeye- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Her- | — |