Where does “wybierać” come from?

wybierać (Polish) comes from Polish wybrać, from Old Polish wybrać, from Proto-Slavic *vybьrati, from Proto-Slavic bьrati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

wybierać (Polish): to choose, to select

Definitions

  1. to choose, to select

Ancestry of “wybierać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwybraćto choose
2Old Polishwybrać—
3Proto-Slavic*vybьrati—
4Proto-Slavicbьratito pick up; to take
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbírāˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “wybierać”

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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