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Where does “дражити” come from?

дражити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dražiti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreh₂gʰ- — to irritate; rough.

дражити (Serbo-Croatian): to irritate, provoke, tease; to excite, arouse

Definitions

  1. to irritate, provoke, tease; to excite, arouse

Ancestry of “дражити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdražitito provoke, annoy; to irritate
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreh₂gʰ-to irritate; rough

Words derived from “дражити”

  • раздражити
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreh₂gʰ- →