Where does “igriv” come from?

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

igriv (Serbo-Croatian): playable

Definitions

  1. playable

Ancestry of “igriv”, step by step

igriv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian igrati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianigratito play; to act, enact; to dance
2Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
3Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
4Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgrati →