Where does “برادر” come from?

برادر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian برادر, from Pahlavi brād, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎼𐎠𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian bráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

برادر (Ottoman Turkish): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “برادر”, step by step

برادر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian برادر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبرادرbrother; comrade; dude
2Pahlavibrād—
3Old Persian𐎲𐎼𐎠𐎫𐎠brother
4Proto-IranianbráHtābrother
5Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Classical Persian بِرَادَر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبِرَادَر—

Words derived from “برادر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā →Every word from Proto-Iranian bráHtā →