Where does “चचेरा भाई” come from?

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

चचेरा भाई (Hindi): paternal uncle's son; cousin brother

Definitions

  1. paternal uncle's son; cousin brother

Ancestry of “चचेरा भाई”, step by step

चचेरा भाई traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi भाई

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiभाईbrother; used to refer to any male person; dude,...
2Sanskritभ्रातृbrother; kinsman, relative; friend
3Proto-Indo-AryanbʰráHtābrother
4Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Hindi चचेरा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचचेराpaternal uncle's son
2Prakrit𑀘𑀸𑀘𑁆𑀘uncle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā →