Where does “bráthair” come from?

bráthair (Irish) comes from Old Irish bráthair, from Proto-Celtic brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

bráthair (Irish): brother; monkfish, angelfish

Definitions

  1. brother; monkfish, angelfish

Ancestry of “bráthair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbráthairbrother, cousin, kinsman
2Proto-Celticbrātīrbrother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Celtic brātīr →Every word from Old Irish bráthair →