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
Ancestry of “поиграть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | игра́ть | to play |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jьgrati | to play |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jьgra | play, game |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ígrāˀ | — |