Where does “भ्रातृ” come from?

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

भ्रातृ (Hindi): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “भ्रातृ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभ्रातृbrother; kinsman, relative; friend
2Proto-Indo-AryanbʰráHtābrother
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā →