Where does “tēvabrālis” come from?

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

tēvabrālis (Latvian): uncle

Definitions

  1. uncle

Ancestry of “tēvabrālis”, step by step

tēvabrālis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian brālis

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

via Latvian tēvs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantēvsfather; God the Father; Father
2Proto-Balto-Slavictevas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeante-father
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic brā́ˀtē →Every word from Latvian brālis →