Where does “ভাইটি” come from?

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

ভাইটি (Assamese): younger brother

Definitions

  1. younger brother

Ancestry of “ভাইটি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseভাইyounger brother
2Old Assameseভাই—
3Sanskritभ्रातृbrother; kinsman, relative; friend
4Proto-Indo-AryanbʰráHtābrother
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā →