Where does “обыгрывать” come from?

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

обыгрывать (Russian): to beat; to use with effect, to play up, to make...

Definitions

  1. to beat; to use with effect, to play up, to make...

Ancestry of “обыгрывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобыгра́тьto beat
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 →