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Where does “sinserbráthair” come from?

sinserbráthair (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish bráthair, from Proto-Celtic brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

sinserbráthair (Old Irish): elder brother, senior kinsman

Definitions

  1. elder brother, senior kinsman

Ancestry of “sinserbráthair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbráthairbrother, cousin, kinsman
2Proto-Celticbrātīrbrother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
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