Where does “įbrolis” come from?

įbrolis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian brolis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

įbrolis (Lithuanian): half-brother

Definitions

  1. half-brother

Ancestry of “įbrolis”, step by step

įbrolis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian brolis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianbrolisbrother
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbrā́ˀtēbrother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Lithuanian į

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianįto, into, toward
2Proto-Balto-Slavicin—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic brā́ˀtē →Every word from Lithuanian brolis →