Etymology

From Prakrit, from an Old-Indo-Aryan language, akin to Sanskrit भ्रातृ ‎(bhrātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰrā́tr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰrā́tar-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr ‎(“brother”). Cognates include Ancient Greek φράτηρ ‎(phrátēr), Latin frāter, Old Norse bróðir and Old English brōþor (English brother).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʱa.i]