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Where does “lēvir” come from?

lēvir (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European dayh₂wḗr — brother-in-law, husband’s brother.

Ancestry of “lēvir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandayh₂wḗrbrother-in-law, husband’s brother
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