Where does “гра́ти” come from?

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

гра́ти (Ukrainian): to play a musical instrument

Definitions

  1. to play a musical instrument

Ancestry of “гра́ти”, step by step

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

Words derived from “гра́ти”

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