Where does “заигрывать” come from?

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

заигрывать (Russian): to flirt; to make advances; to spoil/wear out by...

Definitions

  1. to flirt; to make advances; to spoil/wear out by...

Ancestry of “заигрывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаигра́тьto begin to play
2Russianигра́тьto play
3Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
4Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
5Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—

Words derived from “заигрывать”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgrati →