Where does “игра́ть” come from?

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

игра́ть (Russian): to play

Definitions

  1. to play

Ancestry of “игра́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “игра́ть”

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