Where does “отыгрываться” come from?

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

отыгрываться (Russian): to win back money

Definitions

  1. to win back money

Ancestry of “отыгрываться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоты́грыватьto win back
2Russianотыгра́тьto win back
3Russianигра́тьto play
4Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
5Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
6Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgrati →