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Where does “подыгрывать” come from?

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

подыгрывать (Russian): to accompany, to vamp; to play up; to play into...

Definitions

  1. to accompany, to vamp; to play up; to play into...

Ancestry of “подыгрывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподыгра́ть—
2Russianигра́тьto play
3Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
4Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
5Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →