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Where does “выбраться” come from?

выбраться (Russian) comes from Russian вы́брать, from Russian брать, from Old East Slavic бьрати, from Proto-Slavic bьrati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

выбраться (Russian): to get out; passive of вы́брать

Definitions

  1. to get out; passive of вы́брать

Ancestry of “выбраться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвы́брать—
2Russianбратьto take
3Old East Slavicбьрати—
4Proto-Slavicbьratito pick up; to take
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbírāˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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