Where does “свёкар” come from?
свёкар (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic свекръ, from Proto-Slavic svekrъ, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.
свёкар (Belarusian): father-in-law
Ancestry of “свёкар”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | свекръ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | svekrъ | woman's father-in-law |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |