Where does “игрь” come from?

игрь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ.

игрь (Old Church Slavonic): game

Definitions

  1. game

Ancestry of “игрь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
2Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—

Words derived from “игрь”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →
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