Where does “odbiérka” come from?
odbiérka (Polish) comes from Polish odbierać, from Polish odebrać, from Polish brać, from Proto-Slavic bьrati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
Ancestry of “odbiérka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | odbierać | to receive; to take away |
| 2 | Polish | odebrać | to receive; to take away |
| 3 | Polish | brać | company; band; to take; to take psychoactive... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | bьrati | to pick up; to take |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bírāˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |