Where does “набраться” come from?

набраться (Russian) comes from Russian набра́ть, 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.

набраться (Russian): to gather, to accumulate, to come up; to be...

Definitions

  1. to gather, to accumulate, to come up; to be...

Ancestry of “набраться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнабра́тьto set up, to compose, to type (a text on a computer)
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
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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