Where does “zabrat” come from?

zabrat (Czech) comes 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.

zabrat (Czech): to take

Definitions

  1. to take

Ancestry of “zabrat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbrátto take; to marry
2Old Czechbrátito take
3Proto-Slavicbьratito pick up; to take
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbírāˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →