Where does “ӕрвад” come from?

ӕрвад (Ossetian) comes from Proto-Scythian *brā́tā, from Proto-Iranian bráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

ӕрвад (Ossetian): kinsman, relative, second brother

Definitions

  1. kinsman, relative, second brother

Ancestry of “ӕрвад”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Scythian*brā́tā—
2Proto-IranianbráHtābrother
3Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā →Every word from Proto-Iranian bráHtā →