Where does “разобраться” come from?
разобраться (Russian) comes 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.
разобраться (Russian): to deal with, to sort out; to figure out, to work...
Definitions
- to deal with, to sort out; to figure out, to work...
Ancestry of “разобраться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | брать | to take |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | бьрати | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bьrati | to pick up; to take |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bírāˀtei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |