Where does “សសុរៈ” come from?

សសុរៈ (Khmer) comes from Pali sasura, from Sanskrit श्वशुर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swáśuras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swáćuras, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

សសុរៈ (Khmer): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “សសុរៈ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisasuraa father-in-law
2Sanskritश्वशुरfather-in-law
3Proto-Indo-Aryanswáśuras—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianswáćurasfather-in-law
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swáćuras →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan swáśuras →