Where does “скобка” come from?

скобка (Russian) comes from Russian скоба́, from Proto-Slavic skoba, from Portuguese escovar, from Latin scōpāre, from Latin scōpa, from Proto-Italic *skōpā.

скобка (Russian): parenthesis, bracket

Definitions

  1. parenthesis, bracket

Ancestry of “скобка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianскоба́cramp, crampon, staple, bracket, shackle
2Proto-Slavicskobabracket
3Portugueseescovarto brush, sweep
4Latinscōpāre—
5Latinscōpabranch of a plant
6Proto-Italic*skōpā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *skōpā →Every word from Latin scōpa →Every word from Latin scōpāre →