Where does “xenru” come from?
xenru (Asturian) comes from Old Portuguese genrro, from Latin gener, from Proto-Italic genros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵm̥ros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.
xenru (Asturian): son-in-law
Ancestry of “xenru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | genrro | son-in-law |
| 2 | Latin | gener | son-in-law |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | genros | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵm̥ros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵem- | to marry |