Where does “розіграти” come from?

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

розіграти (Ukrainian): to act out

Definitions

  1. to act out

Ancestry of “розіграти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianгра́тиto play a musical instrument
2Serbo-Croatianигратиto play; to act, enact; to dance
3Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
4Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
5Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgrati →