Hopefully, women who are grandmothers of the same children are friends, but in western culture they are not otherwise related. They are the mothers of the parents of the children
a relationship between brothers should be sacred and good....
There is no word in the English language for a relationship between grandmothers of related grandchildren
Your ancestors are the people whose children lead eventually to you. They are your mother and father, grandmothers and grandfathers, great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc. Your cousins are the children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc, of the brothers and sisters of your ancestors.
They were brothers.
brothers
They are brothers.
step brothers
It is no different than the relationship between straight parents and their children.
ya mum!
They are brothers
Brothers