Where does “тизер” come from?

тизер (Russian) comes from English teaser, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

тизер (Russian): teaser

Definitions

  1. teaser

Ancestry of “тизер”, step by step

тизер traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English teaser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteaserOne who teases or pokes fun; A person or thing...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Proto-Baltic tir-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Baltictir-
2Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥-to make noise, to talk a lot
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti