Where does “svaine” come from?
svaine (Latvian) comes from Latvian svainis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic swaynya-, from Proto-Indo-European swoini.
svaine (Latvian): sister-in-law
Ancestry of “svaine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | svainis | brother-in-law |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | swaynya- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swoini | — |