Where does “suegra” come from?

suegra (Asturian) comes from Late Latin socra, from Latin socrus, from Latin socer, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

suegra (Asturian): mother-in-law

Definitions

  1. mother-in-law

Ancestry of “suegra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsocra
2Latinsocrusmother-in-law
3Latinsocerfather-in-law
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱurosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂Every word from Latin socer
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