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

  1. to deal with, to sort out; to figure out, to work...

Ancestry of “разобраться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбратьto take
2Old East Slavicбьрати—
3Proto-Slavicbьratito pick up; to take
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbírāˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-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 →