Where does “обыгра́ть” come from?

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

обыгра́ть (Russian): to beat

Definitions

  1. to beat

Ancestry of “обыгра́ть”, step by step

обыгра́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian игра́ть

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

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters

Words derived from “обыгра́ть”

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