Where does “ভাই” come from?

ভাই (Bengali) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇, from Sanskrit भ्रातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

ভাই (Bengali): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “ভাই”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀪𑀸𑀇—
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 →
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