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Where does “обыгра́ть” come from?

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

Ancestry of “обыгра́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “обыгра́ть”

  • обыгрывать
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