Where does “socra” come from?
socra (Late Latin) comes from Latin socrus, from Latin socer, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.
Ancestry of “socra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | socrus | mother-in-law |
| 2 | Latin | socer | father-in-law |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sweḱrúh₂ | mother-in-law |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |