Where does “взыгрывать” come from?

взыгрывать (Russian) comes from Russian взыгра́ть, from Russian игра́ть, from Proto-Slavic jьgrati, from Proto-Slavic jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ.

взыгрывать (Russian): to frolic, to jump for joy

Definitions

  1. to frolic, to jump for joy

Ancestry of “взыгрывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвзыгра́тьto start frolicking, to jump for joy
2Russianигра́тьto play
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 →