Where does “brać” come from?

brać (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic bьrati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

brać (Polish): company; band; to take; to take psychoactive...

Definitions

  1. company; band; to take; to take psychoactive...

Ancestry of “brać”, step by step

brać traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic bьrati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbьratito pick up; to take
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbírāˀtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Polish bracia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbracia—
2Proto-Slavic*bratrьjacollective brothers, brethren

Words derived from “brać”

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