Where does “សស្សុ” come from?

សស្សុ (Khmer) comes from Pali sassū, 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.

សស្សុ (Khmer): mother-in-law

Definitions

  1. mother-in-law

Ancestry of “សស្សុ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisassūa mother-in-law
2Sanskritश्वश्रूa mother-in-law
3Proto-Indo-AryanswaśrúH—
4Proto-Indo-IranianswaćrúHa mother-in-law
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
6Proto-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 →