Where does “yerna” come from?

yerna (Chavacano) comes from Spanish yerna, from Spanish yerno, from Old Spanish yerno, from Latin gener, from Proto-Italic genros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵm̥ros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

yerna (Chavacano): daughter-in-law

Definitions

  1. daughter-in-law

Ancestry of “yerna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishyernadaughter-in-law
2Spanishyernoson-in-law
3Old Spanishyerno—
4Latingenerson-in-law
5Proto-Italicgenros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵm̥ros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵm̥ros →Every word from Proto-Italic genros →
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