Where does “наигрывать” come from?

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

наигрывать (Russian): to play (several songs, pieces or theatrical roles)

Definitions

  1. to play (several songs, pieces or theatrical roles)

Ancestry of “наигрывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнаигра́тьto play (several songs, pieces or theatrical roles)
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 →