Where does “ભૈયો” come from?

ભૈયો (Gujarati) comes from Hindi भैया, from Hindi भाई, from Sanskrit भ्रातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

ભૈયો (Gujarati): a North Indian, a man from the Hindi Belt

Definitions

  1. a North Indian, a man from the Hindi Belt

Ancestry of “ભૈયો”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiभैयाbrother; term of address for any male older than...
2Hindiभाईbrother; used to refer to any male person; dude,...
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 →
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