Where does “przegrywać” come from?

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

przegrywać (Polish): to fail, to lose

Definitions

  1. to fail, to lose

Ancestry of “przegrywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishprzegraćTo lose; to fail; To copy data from one physical...
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 →