Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰráHtā

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Noun

*bʰráHtā m

1. brother

Inflection

consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bʰráHtā	*bʰráHtarā(w)	*bʰráHtaras
vocative	*bʰráHtar	*bʰráHtarā(w)	*bʰráHtaras
accusative	*bʰráHtaram	*bʰráHtarā(w)	*bʰráHtras
instrumental	*bʰráHtraH	*bʰráHtr̥bʰyā(m)	*bʰráHtr̥bʰiš
dative	*bʰráHtray	*bʰráHtr̥bʰyā(m)	*bʰráHtr̥bʰyaH
ablative	*bʰráHtr̥š	*bʰráHtr̥bʰyā(m)	*bʰráHtr̥bʰyaH
genitive	*bʰráHtr̥š	*bʰráHtr̥Hās	*bʰráHtraHam
locative	*bʰráHtari	*bʰráHtr̥Haw	*bʰráHtr̥šu

Derived terms

• *bʰráHtr̥wyas
• *bʰraHtrám (“brotherhood”)

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰráHtā
  • Sanskrit: भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *bráHtā (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Nuristani: *brātā̆ (see there for further descendants)