Where does “भाई-बहन” come from?

भाई-बहन (Hindi) comes from Hindi बहन, from Sanskrit उपविशति, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa-, from Proto-Indo-European upo — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

भाई-बहन (Hindi): siblings; brothers and sister

Definitions

  1. siblings; brothers and sister

Ancestry of “भाई-बहन”, step by step

भाई-बहन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi बहन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबहनsister; female cousin
2Sanskritउपविशतिto sit; to approach
3Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
4Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपविशति →