Where does “братрьꙗ” come from?

братрьꙗ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic братръ, from Proto-Slavic bratrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

братрьꙗ (Old Church Slavonic): brothers, brethren

Definitions

  1. brothers, brethren

Ancestry of “братрьꙗ”, step by step

братрьꙗ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic братръ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбратръbrother
2Proto-Slavicbratrъbrother
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbrā́ˀtēbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Proto-Slavic *bratrьja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*bratrьjacollective brothers, brethren
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic brā́ˀtē →Every word from Proto-Slavic bratrъ →