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
- to accompany, to vamp; to play up; to play into...
Ancestry of “подыгрывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | подыгра́ть | to accompany |
| 2 | Russian | игра́ть | to play |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jьgrati | to play |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | jьgra | play, game |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ígrāˀ | — |