Where does “поигрывать” come from?

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

поигрывать (Russian): to play a little, to play sometimes

Definitions

  1. to play a little, to play sometimes

Ancestry of “поигрывать”, 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 →