Where does “सास” come from?

सास (Hindi) comes 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.

सास (Hindi): mother-in-law

Definitions

  1. mother-in-law

Ancestry of “सास”, step by step

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

Words derived from “सास”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swaćrúH →