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Where does “раздра́жити” come from?

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

Ancestry of “раздра́жити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianдражитиto irritate, provoke, tease; to excite, arouse
2Proto-Slavicdražitito provoke, annoy; to irritate
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreh₂gʰ-to irritate; rough

Words derived from “раздра́жити”

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