Where does “заигра́ть” come from?

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

заигра́ть (Russian): to begin to play

Definitions

  1. to begin to play

Ancestry of “заигра́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianигра́тьto play
2Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
3Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
4Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ

Words derived from “заигра́ть

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic jьgraEvery word from Proto-Slavic jьgrati