Where does “отборный” come from?

отборный (Russian) comes from Russian отбо́р, from Russian отбира́ть, from Russian от-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.

отборный (Russian): select, choice, picked

Definitions

  1. select, choice, picked

Ancestry of “отборный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотбо́рselection, choice process or act of selecting
2Russianотбира́тьto choose, to select, to single out
3Russianот-away from
4Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Russian от- →Every word from Russian отбира́ть →
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