Where does “خەسوو” come from?

خەسوو (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian *hwacrúH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swaćrúH, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

خەسوو (Central Kurdish): mother-in-law

Definitions

  1. mother-in-law

Ancestry of “خەسوو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*hwacrúH—
2Proto-Indo-IranianswaćrúHa mother-in-law
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swaćrúH →