Where does “suegra” come from?

suegra (Chavacano) comes from Spanish suegra, from Old Spanish suegra, from Vulgar Latin socra, from Latin socrus, from Latin socer, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

suegra (Chavacano): mother-in-law

Definitions

  1. mother-in-law

Ancestry of “suegra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsuegramother-in-law
2Old Spanishsuegramother-in-law
3Vulgar Latinsocramother-in-law
4Latinsocrusmother-in-law
5Latinsocerfather-in-law
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱurosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂Every word from Latin socer