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Where does “igrati” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “igrati”, step by step

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

Words derived from “igrati”

  • igračica
  • igrač
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