Where does “поиграть” come from?

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

поиграть (Russian): to play

Definitions

  1. to play

Ancestry of “поиграть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianигра́тьto play
2Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
3Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
4Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgrati →
поиграть — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer