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Where does “brȁt” come from?

brȁt (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic bratrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

Ancestry of “brȁt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbratrъbrother
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbrā́ˀtēbrother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →