Where does “pogrywać” come from?

pogrywać (Polish) comes from Polish pograć, from Polish grać, from Proto-Slavic jьgrati, from Proto-Slavic jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ.

pogrywać (Polish): to screw around

Definitions

  1. to screw around

Ancestry of “pogrywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpograćto screw around
2Polishgraćto play; to act
3Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
4Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
5Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgrati →