Where does “j̈amo” come from?

j̈amo (Kamkata-viri) comes from Proto-Nuristani *j̈āmāta, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

j̈amo (Kamkata-viri): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “j̈amo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuristani*j̈āmāta—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ā́mātāson-in-law
3Proto-Indo-European*ȷ́ā́mātā—
4Proto-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 →