Where does “pals” come from?

pals (English) comes from English pal, from Romani pal, from Romani phral, from Sanskrit भ्रातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

pals (English): plural of pal; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of pal; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “pals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpalA friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang...
2Romanipal—
3Romaniphralbrother
4Sanskritभ्रातृbrother; kinsman, relative; friend
5Proto-Indo-AryanbʰráHtābrother
6Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā →