Where does “भ्रातृ” come from?

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

भ्रातृ (Sanskrit): brother; kinsman, relative; friend

Definitions

  1. brother; kinsman, relative; friend

Ancestry of “भ्रातृ”, step by step

भ्रातृ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanbʰráHtābrother
2Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*bʰráHtā—

via Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Aryan*bʰráHtā—

Words derived from “भ्रातृ”

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