Where does “শশুৰ” come from?

শশুৰ (Early Assamese) comes from Sanskrit श्वशुर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swáśuras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swáćuras, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

শশুৰ (Early Assamese): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “শশুৰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्वशुरfather-in-law
2Proto-Indo-Aryanswáśuras—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianswáćurasfather-in-law
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swáćuras →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swáśuras →