Where does “przegrana” come from?

przegrana (Polish) comes from Polish przegrany, from Polish przegrać, from Polish grać, from Proto-Slavic jьgrati, from Proto-Slavic jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ.

przegrana (Polish): loss

Definitions

  1. loss

Ancestry of “przegrana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzegranybroken, defeated, down and out
2PolishprzegraćTo lose; to fail; To copy data from one physical...
3Polishgraćto play; to act
4Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
5Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
6Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgrati →