Where does “выбираться” come from?

выбираться (Russian) comes from Russian выбира́ть, from Russian вы́-, from Old East Slavic вꙑ-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

выбираться (Russian): to get out; passive of выбира́ть

Definitions

  1. to get out; passive of выбира́ть

Ancestry of “выбираться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвыбира́тьto choose, to select, to pick, to pick out
2Russianвы́-out, out from describing an action of moving outside from inside
3Old East Slavicвꙑ-
4Proto-Slavicvy-out
5Proto-Balto-Slavicū́
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Russian вы́-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́
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