Where does “दामाद” come from?

दामाद (Hindi) comes from Persian داماد, from Middle Persian dʾmʾt', from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian jā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

दामाद (Hindi): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “दामाद”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدامادbridegroom; son-in-law; father-in-law
2Middle Persiandʾmʾt'—
3Old Persian𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼—
4Proto-Iranianjā́mātāson-in-law
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ā́mātāson-in-law
6Proto-Indo-European*ȷ́ā́mātā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ȷ́ā́mātā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́mātā →