Where does “придираться” come from?

придираться (Russian) comes from Russian при-, from Russian при, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

придираться (Russian): to find fault, to carp, to nag, to pick

Definitions

  1. to find fault, to carp, to nag, to pick

Ancestry of “придираться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпри-arrival; attachment, on; adding to
2Russianприin the presence of; in the time of; at, by
3Proto-Slavicprinext to, by, at; with; to
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpreiat, with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “придираться”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Russian при- →