Where does “vai” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “vai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliভাইbrother
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀪𑀸𑀇—
3Sanskritभ्रातृbrother; kinsman, relative; friend
4Proto-Indo-AryanbʰráHtābrother
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “vai”

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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