Where does “भ्रातृभाण्ड” come from?

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

भ्रातृभाण्ड (Sanskrit): twin brother

Definitions

  1. twin brother

Ancestry of “भ्रातृभाण्ड”, step by step

भ्रातृभाण्ड traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit भ्रातृ

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

via Sanskrit भाण्ड

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभाण्डgood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰráHtā →