Where does “ममेरा भाई” come from?

ममेरा 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.

ममेरा भाई (Hindi): maternal uncle's son; cousin brother

Definitions

  1. maternal uncle's son; cousin brother

Ancestry of “ममेरा भाई”, step by step

ममेरा 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 ममेरा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiममेराrelated through one's maternal uncle
2Hindiमामाmaternal uncle
3Sanskritमामuncle
4Proto-Dravidian*māmamaternal or specific paternal (father's sister's husband) uncle
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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