Where does “भाऊ” come from?

भाऊ (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi भाऊ, from Sanskrit भ्रातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

भाऊ (Marathi): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “भाऊ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old MarathiभाऊDevanagari form of ???
2Sanskritभ्रातृbrother; kinsman, relative; friend
3Proto-Indo-AryanbʰráHtābrother
4Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā →