Where does “শাশু” come from?

শাশু (Early Assamese) comes from Sanskrit श्वश्रू, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swaśrúH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swaćrúH, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

শাশু (Early Assamese): mother-in-law

Definitions

  1. mother-in-law

Ancestry of “শাশু”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्वश्रूa mother-in-law
2Proto-Indo-AryanswaśrúH—
3Proto-Indo-IranianswaćrúHa mother-in-law
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
5Proto-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 →
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