Where does “brā” come from?

brā (Waigali) comes from Proto-Nuristani *brātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

brā (Waigali): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “brā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuristani*brātābrother
2Proto-Indo-IranianbʰráHtābrother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰráHtā →Every word from Proto-Nuristani *brātā →
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