Where does “играти” come from?

играти (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic jьgrati, from Proto-Slavic jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ.

играти (Serbo-Croatian): to play; to act, enact; to dance

Definitions

  1. to play; to act, enact; to dance

Ancestry of “играти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
2Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
3Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—

Words derived from “играти”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgrati →
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