Where does “odborář” come from?
odborář (Czech) comes from Czech odbory, from Czech odbor, from Czech obor, from Czech obrat, from Czech brát, from Old Czech bráti, from Proto-Slavic bьrati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei — shiny, light brown.
odborář (Czech): unionist, trade unionist
Definitions
- unionist, trade unionist
Ancestry of “odborář”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | odbory | union, trade union, labor union; plural of odbor |
| 2 | Czech | odbor | section, department; discipline |
| 3 | Czech | obor | discipline |
| 4 | Czech | obrat | turn; backflip, U-turn; turning point |
| 5 | Czech | brát | to take; to marry |
| 6 | Old Czech | bráti | to take |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | bьrati | to pick up; to take |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bírāˀtei | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |