Where does “братися” come from?

братися (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian брати, 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.

братися (Ukrainian): to take up, to undertake

Definitions

  1. to take up, to undertake

Ancestry of “братися”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбратиto take, to grab; to gather, to pick up; to fetch
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 →