Where does “brād” come from?
brād (Pahlavi) comes from Old Persian 𐎲𐎼𐎠𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian bráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.
Ancestry of “brād”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Persian | 𐎲𐎼𐎠𐎫𐎠 | brother |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | bráHtā | brother |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰráHtā | brother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₂tēr | brother |