Where does “birader” come from?
birader (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish برادر, from Persian برادر, from Pahlavi brād, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎼𐎠𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian bráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.
birader (Turkish): brother
Ancestry of “birader”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | برادر | brother |
| 2 | Persian | برادر | brother; comrade; dude |
| 3 | Pahlavi | brād | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎲𐎼𐎠𐎫𐎠 | brother |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | bráHtā | brother |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰráHtā | brother |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₂tēr | brother |