Where does “odbor” come from?

odbor (Czech) comes from Czech obor, from Czech obrat, from Czech brát, from Old Czech bráti, from Proto-Slavic bьrati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

odbor (Czech): section, department; discipline

Definitions

  1. section, department; discipline

Ancestry of “odbor”, step by step

odbor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech obor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechobordiscipline
2Czechobratturn; backflip, U-turn; turning point
3Czechbrátto take; to marry
4Old Czechbrátito take
5Proto-Slavicbьratito pick up; to take
6Proto-Balto-Slavicbírāˀtei—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Czech oddíl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechoddíltroop; partition; section
2Czechoddělitto separate
3Czechdělitto divide
4Proto-Slavicdělitito divide
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdoyl-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “odbor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei →