Where does “wybrać” come from?

wybrać (Polish) comes 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.

wybrać (Polish): to choose

Definitions

  1. to choose

Ancestry of “wybrać”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wybrać”

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