Where does “bro” come from?
bro (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit बृहत्, from Indo-Iranian *bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰérǵʰonts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
bro (Kalasha): mountain top, peak; succession of peaks which...
Definitions
- mountain top, peak; succession of peaks which...
Ancestry of “bro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | बृहत् | lofty, high, tall, great, large, wide, vast,... |
| 2 | Indo-Iranian | *bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰérǵʰonts | high |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |