Where does “yerno” come from?

yerno (Chavacano) comes 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.

yerno (Chavacano): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “yerno”, step by step

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