Where does “मामेभाव” come from?

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

मामेभाव (Konkani): cousin (of one's aunt)

Definitions

  1. cousin (of one's aunt)

Ancestry of “मामेभाव”, step by step

मामेभाव traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Konkani भाव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkaniभावbrother
2Sanskritभ्रातृbrother; kinsman, relative; friend
3Proto-Indo-AryanbʰráHtābrother
4Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Konkani मामा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkaniमामाmaternal uncle mother's brother
2Sanskritमामuncle
3Proto-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 →