Where does “раздразнивать” come from?

раздразнивать (Russian) comes from Russian раздразни́ть, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.

раздразнивать (Russian): to tease, to pester

Definitions

  1. to tease, to pester

Ancestry of “раздразнивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianраздразни́тьto tease, to pester
2Russianраз-asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action
3Old East Slavicроз-—
4Proto-Slavicorz-dis-
Every word from Proto-Slavic orz- →Every word from Russian раз- →Every word from Russian раздразни́ть →