Where does “mātesbrālis” come from?

mātesbrālis (Latvian) comes from Latvian brālis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

mātesbrālis (Latvian): uncle

Definitions

  1. uncle

Ancestry of “mātesbrālis”, step by step

mātesbrālis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian brālis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianbrālisbrother; friar
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbrā́ˀtēbrother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Latvian māte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmātemother; female individual of some animal species;...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic brā́ˀtē →Every word from Latvian brālis →