Where does “pal” come from?

pal (Romani) comes from Romani phral, from Sanskrit भ्रातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

Ancestry of “pal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniphralbrother
2Sanskritभ्रातृbrother; kinsman, relative; friend
3Proto-Indo-AryanbʰráHtābrother
4Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “pal”

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