Where does “saas” come from?

saas (English) comes from Hindi सास, from Sauraseni Prakrit ?????, 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.

saas (English): A mother-in-law, especially the mother of the...

Definitions

  1. A mother-in-law, especially the mother of the...

Ancestry of “saas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसासmother-in-law
2Sauraseni Prakrit?????—
3Sanskritश्वश्रूa mother-in-law
4Proto-Indo-AryanswaśrúH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianswaćrúHa mother-in-law
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
7Proto-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 →