Where does “ভাই” come from?

ভাই (Assamese) comes from Old Assamese ভাই, from Sanskrit भ्रातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

ভাই (Assamese): younger brother

Definitions

  1. younger brother

Ancestry of “ভাই”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Assameseভাই—
2Sanskritभ्रातृbrother; kinsman, relative; friend
3Proto-Indo-AryanbʰráHtābrother
4Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “ভাই”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā →