Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/drazniti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *draznь (irritation) +‎ *iti.

Verb

*drazniti

  1. to tease
  2. to pester

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: дражніць (dražnicʹ)
    • Russian: дразни́ть (draznítʹ)
    • Ukrainian: дразни́ти (draznýty), дражни́ти (dražnýty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: drážniti
    • Old Polish: draźnić
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: dražniś

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дразнить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress