Where does “भाव” come from?

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

भाव (Konkani): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “भाव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभ्रातृbrother; kinsman, relative; friend
2Proto-Indo-AryanbʰráHtābrother
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “भाव”

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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