Where does “подобраться” come from?

подобраться (Russian) comes from Russian подобра́ть, 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.

подобраться (Russian): to form

Definitions

  1. to form

Ancestry of “подобраться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподобра́тьto pick up
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 →