Where does “ਭਰਾ” come from?
ਭਰਾ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit भ्रातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.
ਭਰਾ (Punjabi): brother
Ancestry of “ਭਰਾ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | भ्रातृ | brother; kinsman, relative; friend |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bʰráHtā | brother |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰráHtā | brother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₂tēr | brother |