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Where does “pʰrā́tēr” come from?

pʰrā́tēr (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

pʰrā́tēr (Proto-Hellenic): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “pʰrā́tēr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “pʰrā́tēr”

  • phratry
  • phratric
  • subphratry
  • phratria
  • φρατρία
  • φράτηρ
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